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FORCES FORM 
TO ROUT DAY 
SAVINGS PLAN 


Entire theatrical profession 
is hammering the daylight sav- 
ings time proposal, extending 
the length of the Pacific Coast. 
Motion picture houses are 
showing shorts of the absurd 
angles on such a time basis, 
theme songs have been written 
with the idea of “You can have 
it, I don’t want it, and specialty 
acts are being presented by 
theatre orchestras. 

From the audience reactions, 
it is certain that the amendment 
will be defeated by an over- 
whelming landslide of unfavor- 
able votes. 

The issue is of sufficient impor- 
tance for the great moguls of the 
picture industry to sign their all 
powerful names to letters request- 
ing local business men to support 
their attitude on the question. 

These letters are very lengthy, 
disclosing every possible reason 
that daylight savings will decrease 
merchant’s business as well as the- 
atrical business. This campaign has 
lined up powerful merchants against 
the issue. 

Every conceivable absurdity of 
such a’ system has been exposed 
through the commendable efforts of 
theatrical publicity groups, who 
have been showing the public that 
they really, gain nothing, but are 
made to believe they do. 

WRITES SHORT 
One important short was written 
by James Gleason, who plays the 
idea with Robert Armstrong. It 
has shown in every big picture 
house in Los Angeles during the 
past week, and its humorous appeal 
alone will go far to kill the amend- 
ment. 


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. 
— The greatest political fight 
that the organized theatrical 
industry has ever put up is due 
to be staged prior to the No- 
vember 4 election when day- 
light saving comes before the 
voters. 

That much was evidenced at 
the first mass meeting of the 
entire San Francisco theatrical 
contingent gathering at the St. 
Francis Theatre on Monday 
night. 

Never before has every branch 
of the industry united in such a 
forceful, decisive manner for any 
purpose, social or political. 

Some thousand people, execs, 
press agents, projectionists, musi- 
cians, stage hands, and ushers, 
were called by the San Francisco 
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RESIGNATION 
OF PLUNKETT 
IS PREDICTED 


With plenty of rumors in the 
air as to what Harold B. Frank- 
lin will do, the' uppermost of 
these this week is that the for- 
mer West Coast executive al- 
ready has signed with RKO. 

In spite of previous contrary 
reports, it is generally under- 
stood now that Franklin wilt 
leave next Wednesday for New 
York, with a possible trip to 
Europe in sight before he ac- 
tually goes to work again. 

Adding weight to the RKO ru- 
mor, there also is a hint that Jos- 
eph Plunkett, present RKO opera- 
tor, is going to resign. 

If Franklin hooks up with RKO, 
in the Plunkett job, he automati- 
cally becomes operator for Pathe, 
which runs some theatres. 

Franklin was seen last week on 
the Pathe lot, looking over the lay- 
out with Joseph P. Kennedy. 

When Franklin last was in New 
York, there was a story going 
around that he might join the War- 
ner organization. 

If he has thrown in with RKO, 
there is a likelihood he may work 
up some kind of an alliance with the 
Warner chain. 

Offsetting these RKO rumors, 
announcements are out that Frank- 
lin is going to Canada for a vaca- 
tion at Banff. 


TED WEEMS 


and His Orchestra 

IN THE NEW BLOSSOM ROOM — 

ROOSEVELT HOTEL HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. 


TWO MACS IN FILM 


Dorothy Mackaill and Joel Mc- 
Crea are leading roles of “Once a 
Sinner,” George Middleton story, 
now in production. C .Henry Gor- 
don also has an outstanding role. 
Guthrie McClintic is directing. 


DIVORCE BIT DONE 


Divorce court scenes of “Light- 
nin’,” Will Rogers’ newest Fox- 
Movietone comedy, are nearing com- 
pletion under the direction of Henry 
King. Louise Dresser is the wife 
of “Lightnin’ Bill.” 


MARIE TO REDUCE 


Marie Dressier and Polly Moran 
have started work on their new 
teaming feature, “Reducing,” which 
Charles Reisner is directing for M. 
G. M. Anita Page, Sally Eilers, 
and William Collier, Jr., support. 


ECKELS RETURNS 

TO DOUBLE WORK 


Eddy Eckels, publicity director 
for Fanchon and Marco, has re- 
turned from two weeks in New 
York, where he was conferring on 
company business. 

Eckels has been busy since his 
return, dividing his time between 
the Fanchon and Marco office and 
the Fox West Coast publicity, 
where he has been acting for Frank 
Whitbeck, who will return Monday 
after a few week’s vacation period. 


OLD TIMER PASSES 

John H. Perry, who recently pass- 
ed away at his home in Red Bank, 
New Jersey, aged 78, was well 
known in Los Angeles from 1883 to 
1892, as performer and manager 
with his partner, Ed Perry, of the 
Club Theatre, 408 North Main 
street. 


STRAUSS IN FILM 

Oscar Strauss, composer, has 
turned actor. The composer of 
“Chocolate Soldier,” " W 1 at z 
Dream,” and others appeared in 
“Seeing Hollywood,” German lan- 
guage picture, which Frank Reicher 
has started at MGM. 


YOU'LL SEE IT IN 



PAGE TWO 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


OCT. 18, 1930 


DUFFY PUTS LEGIT LIFE INTO S. F. 


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Local Radio Will Be Hard Hit If Day Savings Wins 

TWO DUFFY 
SHOWS GET 
RECEPTIONS 


BROADCAST 
HERE NEEDS 
MORE CASH 


By ART LA VOVE 

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Reshifting of chain program time, 
owing to replacing of daylight sav- 
ing in the east with standard time, 
is looked upon with disfavor in local 
broadcast circles. 

By moving all programs an hour 
ahead, sponsored time, employing 
local artists, will be shortened to 
make room, for numerous Columbia 
and National Broadcasting ‘super- 
programs.” 

Majority of station managers here 
conceded superiority of radio pre- 
sentations of the eastern studios, 
brought here by chain. 

NBC and Columbia programs re- 
leased by KFI and KHJ could be 
named as heavy winners. 

Demand and preference indicated 
by the radio public for chain broad- 
casts is based upon two major facts, 
apparently. Extreme perfection, of 
presentation and thrill of hearing a 
program coming from a point prob- 
ably thousands of miles away. DX 
fans thus are satisfied, as well as 
Easterners who want old home 
stuff. 

What is considered an important 
reason for “radio big-time public 
favor” is the vast money and time 
spent on these' programs, before 
they go on the air. 

Time and money, inducing per- 
fect teamwork between musical, 
technical and continuity depart- 
ments are the "whys and where- 
fores,” of their success. 

“The True fetory Hour,” and the 
New York Philharmonic Concert 
Orchestra Sundays over the C. B. 
S., and the Philadelphia Symphony 
Orchestra, conducted by Leopold 
Stokowsky over NBC, via KFI are 
proving juggernauts to local talent. 

This should not imply incapabil- 
ity on the part of coast staffs to 
produce as good programs. With 
the proper resources they could. 

Symphonic broadcasts of the 
Hollywood Bowl in summertime, 
and the Los Angeles Philharmonic 
as well as the Sai\ Francisco Sym- 
phony Orchestra and Shell pro- 
grams during coming months are 
making progress for the west. 

Originating chain programs from 
Los Angeles and Hollywood will 
eventually prove a wise move as the 
cream of talent is at present cen- 
tered about the motion picture in- 
dustry. 


Spokane 

By Chester F. Cooke 


SPOKANE, Oct. 16. — Allen 
Doone Players closed here after 
playing to empty houses for a 
week. Although the play, “Kerry 
Gow,” was well staged and cast, 
Doone said gross for the week was 
not equal to nut for a day. This is 
second company to fail in audito- 
rium this season. Early in fall, 
Kelly Players closed after trying 
for two weeks. 

. Only one stage show left in the 
city, musical tab with line of six 
girls, at Majestic, third rate house 
seating 500. 

* * * 

Work on the new Fox here has 
started. Three years ago it was an- 
nounced Fox would erect a $1,000,- 
000 temple to movies at Sprague 
and Monroe. Buildings were razed 
but property stood empty. Land 
changed hands several times, and it 
is said a New York capitalist real- 
ized 100,000 profit after holding the 
site a year. Financing was done by 
local investors. 


DAY SAVINGS FIGHT 
BEING PRESSED BY 
ALL THEATRE FOLK 


PLUGGING 

“L. W. R.” contributes the 
following: 

“Gee But I’d Like to Make 
You Happy,” “What’s the 
Use,” “Oh Gosh! Oh Gee!” 
“Go Home and Tell Your 
Mother,” but “Don’t Tell Her 
What Happened to Me.” 

I’ll be just “Around the 
Corner,” dancing the “Kiss 
Waltz” “With Tears in My 
Eyes,” or, “Swinging in a 
Hammock” “Confessin’ ” 
“Little White Lies.” 

“If I .Could Be with You 
One Hour Tonight” “Down 
the River of Golden Dreams,” 
and be “Just a Little Closer” 
for “I’m Yours” dear, it seems. 

“Tonight” a “Song With- 
out a Name” will be featured 
by “Betty Co-ed.” 

She will have no competi- 
tion, for the “Stein Song” you 
know, is dead. 


INDE FUTURE 
CLEARING Ui 


Blea -Blanc- Rouge 

Nous venons de nous adjoin- 
dre les services de Maurice 
Goulet, qui fera la chronique 
francaise des acdvites thea- 
trales et cinematographiques. 
Monsieur Goulet nous arrive 
apres plusieurs annees de the- 
atre, en France, aux Etats 
Unis et au Canada. 11 a aussi 
dirige plusieures postes de 
radio, tels que CNRW, CKY, 
et CJRW-CJRX, postes de la 
Province du Manitoba. 

Journaliste experimente il 
ne manquera pas de donner a 
tous nos lecteurs les nouvelles 
propres a les interesser, et le 
detail des evolutions de ses 
compatriotes de langue fran- 
caise. 

WHICH MEANS 

We have just retained the 
services of Maurice Goulet, 
who will conduct our French 
column, for film and stage. 
Monsieur Goulet comes to us 
fresh from stage and screen 
in France, Eastern United 
States and Canada. He has 
also considerable experience 
in radio work, having man- 
aged the Foreign Department 
of several Canadian stations, 
CNRW, CKY, CJRW and 
CJRX, in Manitoga, Canada. 

An experienced newspaper 
man. Monsieur Goulet will 
chronicle activities of his com- 
patriots, in the film and stage 
industry. 


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headquarters of the anti-daylight 
savings group, headed by Senator 
Tom Maloney. 

Arch M. Bowles, Northern Cali- 
fornia division head of Fox West 
Coast, was chairman, acting as chief 
of the get-together, introducing 
speakers and not forgetting to put 
in a few neat cracks at the pro- 
posed sun-delaying legislation. 

BIG SHOTS THERE 
On stage along with Bowles and 
D e T -^ or Malone y were Jack Gross, 
RKO divisional chief; Herman 
vVobber, Paramount exec; Frank 
McDonnell, labor chief; Henry 
Duffy, Bert Lytell, Hulda McGinn 
of Allied Amusements; Harry 
Noreigher, projection chief; Bob 
McNeil, head of Golden State The- 
atres, and others. 

As summed up by Senator 
Maloney, campaign plans for the 
ensuing three weeks prior to the 
balloting include a strenuous pub- 
licity campaign to be carried on by 
the local headquarters; propaganda 
in the form of film and literature 
in the theatres; distribution of liter- 
ature through theatre employes to 
families, friends and neighbors; aid 
from merchants, support from labor 
bodies^ and even house to house 
campaigning. San Francisco head- 
quarters are at 25 Taylor St., from 
which all operations center. 

NEW MAN SPEAKS 
Ruminating on his experiences 
with daylight savings in South 
Bend, Ind., where he was formerly 
located, Jack Gross told the listen- 
ers that the plan resulted only in 
confusion and was responsible for 
an estimated drop of 50 per cent in 
theatre receipts. “Proponents of 
daylight savings say they will give 
you an extra hour in each day,” 
said Gross, “but God only put 24 
hours in each day and there’s no 
way on earth of getting an extra 
one.” 

Upon introducing Herman 
Wobber, Bowles said that 
Wobber was personally respon- 
sible for influencing the Cham- 
ber of Commerce to retract its 
previous support of the daylight 
saving plan and to cast its vote. . 
against the proposition. This 
drew Wobber a big hand. 

In a brief statement of facts, 
Bowles declared that the united the- 
atrical field was the greatest indus- 
try in all California and was re- 
sponsible for the rapid growth of 
this state. Motion picture making, 
Bowles said, is one of the nation’s 
greatest industries and daylight sav- 
ing plans are not conducive to 
picture making. 

LABOR SPEAKS 
A hearty laugh was injected into 
the situation when A1 Greenbaum, 
secretary of Local 6, American Fed- 
eration of Musicians, stepped into 
the spotlight for a forceful talk and 
concluded by saying that, despite 
his many fights with certain gentle- 
men on- the stage, this was one time 
when all must unite for a common 
cause. 

Greenbaum has been closeted 
with Bowles and Bob McNeil, 
among other theatre execs, on a 
good many days since September 1 


Independent picture producer’s 
horizon is clearing up nicely, accord- 
ing to the opinion of Irving Meili- 
ken, the manager of Tec- Art Stu- 
dios. 

Studio space is constantly in de- 
mand, so that he has difficulty in ar- 
ranging the office allotment/ 

A few production details show 
the conditions there. The popular 
.Beverly Hill Billies will start soon 
in a series of pictures. 

Willis Kent has just completed 
the script for his next picture and 
will start production immediately. 
Chesterfield pictures'* will resume 
production in about 10 days. Unit 
production of Majestic’s company 
is awaiting on Sherman’s return 
from New York to start shooting. 
This unit made “Today,” with Con- 
rad Nagel and Catherine Dale 
Owen, as their last. Future plans 
provide for eight more features, of 
which the first will probably be 
“The Trap.” 

In addition, the studio is constant- 
ly busy with the regular programs 
of the Star Series, the Vagabond 
Director series, and the fashion col- 
or revues. 


No Changes For 
United Artists , 
Schenck States 


TED WEEMS BAND 
GETS BIG OPENING 

Opening of Ted Weems 
and His Orchestra at the 
Blossom Room of the Roose- 
velt Hotel proved the most 
elaborate effort of this sort 
that Hollywood has had. In 
bringing Weems from New 
York, Roosevelt management 
went the rest of them one 
better. Following their ela- 
borate policy, they opened 
Weems and his orchestra with 
the Blossom Room entirely 
redecorated at a cost of 
$ 20 , 000 . 

Weems had an enthusiastic 
reception and the Blossom 
Room was packed to the tune 
of ten dollars a couvert for 
the opening night. Now the 
band is settled down for a 
nice run in the Roosevelt’s es- 
tablished policy. 


United Artists is not involved in 
any deals for change of control, or 
mergers with any other company, 
and Howard Hughes nor anyone 
else has bought into the film cor- 
poration. 

Joseph M. Schenck, president and 
chairman of the U.A. board, has re- 
turned to Hollywood after a several 
weeks’ stay in New York, bringing 
this statement. 

Mr. Schenck denied all rumors 
that the present status of United 
Artists would be changed in any 
way. 

He said his corporation is pre- 
paring to launch the biggest produc- 
tion schedule in its history. 

He conferred with his brother, 
Nicholas Schenck, president of Me- 
tro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and other film 
leaders in the east, and told of fi- 
nancial optimism in the show world 
voiced by everybody. 

Mr. Schenck revealed that Mary 
Pickford has abandoned plans to re- 
turn to the stage, and will resume 
her former status of producer-star 
after she completes her present pic- 
ture, “Kiki,” for the Schenck or- 
ganization. 

Mr. Schenck is enthusiastic over 
the future of wide film. He also sees 
a field for a certain number of sil- 
ent pictures as a result of Charles 
Chaplin's forthcoming United 
Artists feature, “City Lights,” two 
years in the making, which is silent 
but synchronized. 

TEMPTATIONS RUNS 
ADDITIONAL WEEK 

A last minute decision kept the 
“Temptations of 1930” at the Mayan 
theatre another week. 

This snappy revue of modern 
subtitles was scheduled to close, 
but biz picked up and doors stayed 
open. 

Clarence Nordstrom, one of the 
featured players, is adding to his 
popularity after success in eastern 
shows. The Ziegfeld Follies and 
the Greenwich Village Follies em- 
ployed him with great success, and 
the westerners are now agreeing 
with the easterners. 


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
The theatre-going contingent of this 
city by the Golden Gate rallied to 
the support of red-headed Terry 
Duffy when that local favorite made 
his comeback at the -Alcazar and 
President this week. 

Opening of these two houses and 
continuation of “Young Sinners” at 
the Curran and “Cup of Sugar” at 
the Columbia gave this city more 
legit "activity than there has been 
in months. 

Duffy and his wife, Dale Winter, 
played “Michael and Mary” at the 
Alcazar, and did the plenty healthy 
figure of $8000, more than that 
house has taken in months. 

At the President, there was Bert 
Lj'-tell in “Brothers,” and $7500 was 
the intake there. Both continue for 
several weeks. 

Dorothy Mackaye in “Cup of 
Sugar” was held for a third week 
at the Columbia, closing to a gross 
of $5000. Understanding is that 
producers of the play had to keep 
it on the boards for a certain num- 
ber of weeks in order to get the film 
rights; thus the third week here. 

“Young Sinners” bowed out of 
the Curran after three weeks of 
pretty good business — ’though San 
Francisco thought it a little too 
broad minded — and Pauline Fred- 
ericks plays a return date in “Crim- 
son Flour.” Opening the same 
night, October 20, at the Geary is 
Dorothy Burgess in “Bird of 
Flame.” 

Sid Goldtree opens “Ex-Mistress” 
at the Green Street on October 30, 
and “Death Takes a Holiday” bows, 
also on Oct. 20 at the Columbia. 


MARJORIE RAMBEAU 
SIGNS FIVE YEARS 


Marjorie Rambeau, who scored an 
outstandng hit in Pathe’s “Her 
Man,” was signed this week by 
M-G-M to a five year contract 
through Herbert Weber. 

Her first assignment was immedi- 
ately announced, as that of a sup- 
porting lead opposite Greta Garbo 
and Wallace Beery in “Inspiration,” 
to be followed by the leading role 
in “The Secret Six,” with Wallace 
Beery. 


when musicians’ contracts expired 
and as yet nothing has been done 
on this score. 

Charlie Thall, Dick Spier, Her- 
man Kersken, Dan McLean, Ed 
Smith, Bill Wagnon, Perry Silvey, 
Morgan Walsh, Bob McGinn, Char- 
lie Koerner, Jan Rubini, Claude 
Sweeten, Bob Gilmour, Rufe Blair. 
Tim Crawford, Georhe Boles, Char- 
lie Manning, Emil Sturmer, Neil 
Crowley, John Smith, Dick Foster, 
Maury Foladare, Gene Fox, “Bill” 
Billings, Phil Phillips, A1 Hixon, 
Terry Duffy, Ellis Arkush, A1 Levin, 
Mike Lewis, Bill Citron, Horton 
Kahn, Bill Hicks, Cliff Work and 
all of the Nasser Brothers were 
there. Projectionists, deck hands 
and many musicians were out in full 
force. 

Mel Hertz, Fox El Capitan ’or- 
ganist, opened the meeting with an 
organ novelty, which includes a 
healthy swipe at the daylight gag. 


BARTON AND YOUNG 
SIGN LONG TERMER 


Barton and Young, musical com- 
edy comedians, who are featured in 
Fanchon and Marco’s “Fountain of 
Youth Idea,” were signed to a long 
term contract by the western pro- 
ducers. 

The duo of funsters recently 
completed eastern engagements at 
the key houses, and at the conclu- 
sion of the present 4our, will return 
to the coast for picture engage- 
ments. 

While no definite plans have been 
announced for their picture debut, 
it is understood they will appear in 
a featured role in a major studio 
musical comedy release. 


Henry Duffy, former lessee of 
the Hollywood Playhouse, has re- 
gained control of the house for an 
extended series of productions. The 
opening under his management will 
be on November 3, with Leo Ca- 
rillo’s presentation of “Mister An- 
tonio,” the Booth Tarkington com- 
edy hit, to be followed by “The 
Bad Man.” 

Carillo’s picture career is well 
launched; he has signed with M-G- 
M to make “Lombardi, Ltd.” after 
the runs of his stage plays. 


PREMIER FOR KIDS 
WILSHIRE NOVELTY 


Fox West Coast’s Wilshire-Bev- 
erly district showhouse turned its 
first _ matinee into a children’s 
premier. 

This matinee premier was held 
prior to the official opening that 
night. Junior members of the film 
colony were in attendance, and 
many contributed their talents to 
the stage fare. Betty Bronson was 
guest of honor. 


ARMSTRONG FINISHES 

Bill Armstrong has just com- 
pleted his role as the sergeant in 
the talking picture, “Red Fork 
Ranch,” latest production of the 
National Pictures Corporation. 


WARWICK ADDED 

Robert Warwick, veteran star of 
the stage and screen, has been 
added to the cast of “The Queen’s 
Husband” at RKO. 


HUGHES DROPS HIS 
PLAN TO PURCHASE 
ART CINEMA CORP. 


Howard Hughes has definitely 
abandoned all plans for buying into 
United Artists, he has advised his 
Hollywood offices. 

Negotiations with Joseph M. 
Schenck for purchase of Art Cine- 
ma Finance Corporation, production 
unit for United Artists pictures, 
have been dropped completely and 
all offers withdrawn, Mr. Hughes 
telegraphed from New York. 


But They Didn’t 
Forget to Wire 
About It Anyway 

When C. Merwin Dobyns 
and Bill Ray, owner and man- 
ager respectively of KGER 
left for Washington last week, 
they thought everything was 
well under control. 

But both of them had for- 
gotten something. 

_ Bill telegraphed to have 
his car taken from the park- 
ing station to the garage, 
while C. Merwin wired to 
turn off the ornamental fount- 
ain in his private office. 


OCT. 18, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE THREE 


PUBLIX HOUSES LEAD ‘LOCAL FIELD’ 


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Colored Revue Being Readied With Miller and Lyle 


STAGE BILL 
HELPS PAR; 
U. A. GOOD 


Paramount and United Ar- 
tists theatres, both Publix, are 
gradually taking the lead in 
Los Angeles motion picture 
biz. Slowly, but surely, this 
twin pair of houses are build- 
ing up clienteles, as the result 
of policy, consistently good pic- 
tures and publicity. Stage 
shows are helping, and with 
the arrival here of Jack Part- 
ington to handle the stage 
shows, an added spurt of biz is 
expected. 

Paramount led the downtown 
parade this week with a neat 
$28,000 turned in for Clara 
Bow’s “Her Wedding Night” 
and Horace Heidt on the stage. 
The latter is one of the best 
seen here, since return of stage 
shows to this house, and was 
the outstanding in-the-flesh en- 
tertainment in vaude-film houses. 
United Artists broke all opening 
night records for this year at Eddie 
Cantor’s premiere of “Whoopee,” 
doing close to $5000' for the open- 
ing night, and around $22,000 for 
the week. Picture is one of the 
musical comedy sensations of the 
year, and should hold four weeks 
close to this figure. Clever exploi- 
tation helped. 

“The Big Trail” at Grauman’s 
Chinese, did an estimated $20,000 
for the week. Business is reported 
fair, despite fact that critics played 
up picture, word of mouth is hurt- 
ing considerably. Will be dragged 
shortly. 

Loew’s State with Fanchon and 
Marco unit and M.G.M.’s “Those 
Three French Girls” did around 
$31,000. Business off here. 

Last week of “Madam Satan” was 
also off at the Criterion, another 
West Coast chain house. Billboard 
advertising refused by posters, due 
to over-arty ideas. Hurt business. 
Did less than $10,000. 

Warner Brothers, Hollywood, 
with “Sweet Kitty Bellairs,” did 
around $14,000, while Warner 
Brothers, Downtown, did around 
the same- figure with “Road to Par- 
adise.” Figures are off from pre- 
vious week’s takings. 

Hollywood Pantages, a West 
Coast chain house, had a life-saver 
in Fanchon and Marco’s “Fountain 
of Youth Idea,” as Joe Cook’s 
“Rain or Shine” could hardly be 
credited with the estimated $11,500. 

At the Carthay Circle, “Just 
Imagine” is enjoying good business, 
and did approximately $18,500. 
Matinees fair at 50, 75c and $1.00, 
nights 75c, $1.00 and $1.50, 1350 

seater. 

Figures for Fox West Coast 
houses were not available, this 
was due to change in executives. 


New Change Over 
Idea Is Envolved 
For Film Booth 


Agreement by major production 
companies and theatre circuits on an 
improved method of changing from 
one reel to the next in projecting 
talking pictures, has been announc- 
ed in New York by Lester Cowan, 
manager of technical bureau of Aca- 
demy of Mdtion Picture Arts and 
Sciences. 

Improvement represents a stand- 
ardization of the makeup of release 
prints. It will result in a more ac- 
curate change-over from reel to reel, 
and thus improve projection. New 
standard will go into effect Novem- 
ber 1 in Hollywood studios and 
theatre circuits of the country, it 
was announced. 

Because every exchange manager 
and more than 30,000 theatre pro- 
jectionists will need to be familiar 
with the standardized practice, the 
most intensive information cam- 
paign ever attempted for a technical 
development in motion pictures will 
be carried on during the next three 
months. 

Academy has the cooperation of 
the Film Boards of Trade, the su- 
pervising projectionists of theatre 
circuits, the union organization of 
theatre projectionists, the Projec- 
tion Advisory Council, and the 
American Projection Society. 

Projection was taken up following 
a survey which indicated that no 
two studios were making up re- 
lease prints in the same way, and 
that mutilation of reel ends through 
inadequate change-over methods 
was costing the industry many thou- 
sands a year. 


DUFFY ACT 


Reported that Henry Duffy 
was endeavoring again to take 
over control of the President 
theatre. 

Deal, however, could not be 
consummated, because pres- 
ent lessees have put out such 
a large expenditure for sound 
equipment to show the pic- 
tures of the present policy 
programs. 

Rumor has it, though, that 
Duffy will soon take over the 
Hollywood Playhouse again. 


Three Test Plan 
Used In Fixing 
House Acoustics 


* 


STENQG BLOTTER USED 

A teaser blotter was productive of 
results in connection with the New 
York pre'miere of Warner Brother’s 
special, “The Office Wife,” at the 
Winter Garden. It carried a pic- 
ture of a stenographer’s notebook, 
covered" with notes and this reader, 
“Are you an office wife?” Thou- 
sands were distributed throughout 
the principal office buildings and 
were eagerly read. 


DORIS LLOYD AT REP 

Doris Lloyd will make her second 
return to the stage this year when 
on Nov. 3 she will play one of the 
leading roles in “The Apple Cart,” 
by George Bernard Shaw, at the 
Repertory theatre. 


LANG WITH CRUZE 

Walter Lang, following comple- 
tion of “Brothers,” which he di- 
rected for Columbia, began prepara- 
tion for his next picture for James 
Cruze. He will probably settle on 
some well known stage play for his 
vehicle. 


FAWCETT SCRIBBLES 

George Fawcett’s poem on “La 
bor” has been syndicated. The 
actor uses spare time in writing. 


STATE CUTS 
ORPH UNITS 


State Theatre, Long Beach, will 
discontinue Orpheum units at the 
close of next week’s bill. State, 
however, will continue policy of 
showing combined picture and vau- 
deville programs. 

Change in policy indicates new 
drift in vaudeville booking for 
houses of this district. By booking 
local acts they can give more ela- 
borate presentations for less money, 
because there is plenty of salary dif- 
ference between these acts and acts 
coming through on the circuit. 

This new policy fits the present 
condition. The acts, however, will 
continue to be booked through the 
RKO offices here by Bern Bernard. 


RUBIN IN SHORTS 

Benny Rubin has just closed a 
deal with Lou Brock, producer of 
short subjects for RKO Radio Pic 
tures, to star in an original fea- 
turette of the “Broadway Headlin- 
ers”. series. 


IN TRADER GINSBERG 

“Trader Ginsburg” is title selected 
for the next comedy of the Broad 
way Celebrity series, which Lou 
Brock will produce for RKO Radio 
Pictures. Nat Carr has the starring 
role. In important parts, are 
George MacFarlane, Gladden James, 
Bertram Johns and Bill Bailey. 


MORE CALNEVA STUFF 

Clara Bow will start work imme- 
diately on her new starring picture, 
“No Limit,” comedy of a theater 
usherette who becomes the man- 
ager of a fashionable metropolitan 
gambling house. 


RAY WITH DAPHNE 

Ray Cooke has an important role 
in P a t h e comedy, “Dangerous 
Youth,” which is the second of a 
series of six, for which Daphne Pol- 
lard has been signed. 


TUCKER AS LAWYER 

Signing of Richard Tucker as the 
lawyer Completed cast of “Madonna 
of the Streets,” Evelyn Brent fea 
I ture to be made at Columbia. John 
S. Robertson directs. 


BR00KHART CONDEMNS BLOCK SALE 


At the Eleventh annual conven- 
tion of the Motion Picture Theater 
Owners of Michigan, held at Grand 
Rapids Oct. 8, Senator Smith W. 
Brookhart, of Iowa, delivered a talk 
on the measure he is fathering to 
check block booking of films. His 
talk, in part, follows: 

“A few years ago a small group 
of motion picture theatre owners in 
Iowa called upon me to complain of 
certain practices in the industry 
which, they said, were slowly driv- 
ing all the independent exhibitors of 
motion pictures out of business. 
They told me that the production 
and distribution of motion pictures 
had been completely monopolized 
by a few companies banded to- 
gether through the Motion Picture 
Producers and Distrbutors of Am- 
erica, presided over by one Will H. 
Hays, whom I had heard of in 
other connections. 

“One of the practices described 
was that of selling pictures only in 
blocks, thus compelling the theatre 
owner who desired only that part 
of the product of a particular com- 
pany that was appropriate for his 
community or patrons to take the 
entire output of such company or 
else go without its product al- 
together. 

“Another was for the producing 


company to release its pictures to 
the independent houses so long a 
time after they had been shown in 
the producers’ own houses that they 
were out-dated and no longer pos- 
sessed any drawing power. 

“Still another concerned a credit 
system which could be used for cut- 
ting off a theatre from its supplies 
for non-conformance to arbitrary 
rules of the producers even where 
the credit, that is the ability and 
disposition of the exhibitor to pay 
for his product, was in no degree 
involved. 

BLOCK SELLING 

“Finally they told me of a so- 
called arbitration system, which 
was compulsory, which in effect 
divested the courts of the land of all 
jurisdiction over controversies be- 
tween- producers and exhibitors, 
which was used by the producers to 
enforce specific* performance by the 
exhibitors of a one-sided uniform 
exhibition contract in the framing 
of which the theatre owners had 
had no voice, and which included 
as an integral part of its mechanism 
the boycotting of any theatre owner 
who would not submit to arbitra- 
tion, or, having submitted, would 
not abide by the award. 

“This system, they advised me, 
was the principal contribution of 


‘Few theatres constructed before 
the sound era are free from acous- 
tical defects,” is the opinion of 
Vesper A. Schlenker, acoustical en- 
gineer of the Vitaphone Corpora- 
tion. He adds that “No two houses 
have the same defects even though 
they may have the same cubical 
content. Consequently, every thea- 
tre needs to be individually diag- 
nosed. 

Schlenker sees this lack of proper 
diagnosis as the greatest obstacle 
to perfected talking pictures, and 
to this end has designed a special 
truck, which is really a laboratory 
on wheels. This traveling labora- 
tory holds portable testing equip 
ment with the necessary accesso- 
ries to apply to any theatre. 

The engineer describes briefly 
three of the many experiments he 
makes in the theatre under exam- 
ination. 

One is the reproduction over the 
theatre horn of a speech. The 
speech is photographed as it comes 
out of the horn and is simultane- 
ously photographed at scattered 
spots in the theatre. 

Another trial is the reverberation 
test in which single tones are pro- 
jected and suddenly interrupted elec- 
trically. During the short time in 
which the sound dies away, it is 
photographed. 

A third experiment is even more 
delicate. A single syllable is pro- 
jected, so that its path can be fol- 
lowed completely around the thea- 
tre and photographed through every 
reflection. When one sound re- 
ceives the proper acoustical recep- 
tion, all others and all combina- 
tions of sounds will be similarly re- 
ceived. 


PLAN IS TO 
OPEN SHOW 
IN 4 WEEKS 


Miller and Lyle are sched- 
uled to be brought here from 
the East to head an all colored 
revue, which A1 Leichter, the 
Los Angeles agent, is under- 
stood to be getting ready. 

Expectations are that Leich- 
ter will have the show ready in 
about four weeks. It is planned 
to premier the attraction in San 
Francisco. Negotiations are 
underway with the Erlanger 
houses in Los Angeles and 
several other towns in the vi- 
cinity. 

In all departments, the show is in 
experienced hands. 

Bill Cullen, former manager of 
the Capitol, .San Francisco, will 
have charge of the company. 

Book will be written and the 
show produced, it was said, by Wal- 
ter Brooks. Brooks staged shows 
recently for Sebastian’s Cotton 
Club, and sometime ago wrote and 
directed a colored revue back East. 

It has been years since Los An- 
geles had an all colored show in 
any of its theatres. Miller and 
Lyle headed several of these shows 
in the east, where they mopped up 
with their comedy as stars of the 
'event. 


SHORT RUN RECORD 
WORTH ONE GRAND 


Two minutes work on Warner 
Bros. Vitaphone special, “Fifty 
Million Frenchmen,” netted $1000 
to Bela Lugosi, Hungarian actor, 
according to stories afloat. 

Only Lugosi, fitted the role of the 
East Indian magician, who enters 
towards the close of the piece, 
seemed to be the caster’s viewpoint. 


LAEMMLE ADDS TWO 

Carl Laemmle, Jr., has added two 
new associate producers to his staff 
of production aides at Universal 
.Studios, Erwin Gelsey and Robert 
Harris. 


MRS. BARNEY BUYS 
‘MART’ STRUCTURE 


Theatre Mart announce Mrs. 
Alice Pike Barney, who had for- 
merly leased the Theatre Mart 
building, is now full owner. 

Various alterations are made on 
the stage, and for the “Courtesan 
of Rome,” patrons see the stage 
built out several feet. 


WOOLWORTH’S? 

Leni Stengel, “vamp” in “Beau 
Ideal,” Herbert Brenon’s great talk- 
ing sequel to his silent classic, 
“Beau Geste,” wears $4000 worth ot 
jewelry everywhere she goes during 
the filming of the picture, by RKO 
Radio Pictures, the press depart- 
ment states. 


BUY ‘YOU AND I’ 

Warner Brothers have acquired 
screen rights to Philip Barry’s play, 
“You and I.” 


Mr. Hays to the industry and was 
the thing which they, as self-re- 
specting business men, resented 
most. 

“In preparing the bill that bears 
my name and in conducting the 
hearings on that bill, I have been 
inspired by a desire, not merely to 
aid a particular branch of the mo- 
tion picture industry, but to advance 
and protect the interests of the 
public. 

“The first and most important 
provision of the bill is that aimed 
at block booking. It does not say 
that a theatre owner may not buy 
pictures in blocks, if he so desires, 
but merely that he may not be com- 
pelled to do so. The desirability of 
such a provision both from the 
standpoint of the theatre owner and 
the public is manifest. 

PUBLIC CONTACT 

“Since the theatre is the point of 
contact between the industry and 
the public, and the theatre owner is 
best qualified to judge what the 
public wants, and bearing in mind 
that tastes vary in different com- 
munities, I believe that block book- 
ing as practiced in the industry to- 
day denies to the public the right 
freely to choose the kind of pictures 
it wants to see that is a public 
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Mary Frances Taylor 

PREMIERE DANSEUSE 

Formerly with “Student Prince,” “Gone Hollywood,” 
“Oh Susanna” and “Broadway Melody” 

IN HOLLYWOOD NOW 

as BALLET DIRECTRESS — Modernized Ballet 
Bud Murray School for Stage and Screen 
3636 Beverly Blvd. 


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INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


OCT. 18, 1930 



“THE BIG TRAIL 

A FOX PICTURE 
Reviewed at Chinese 

Two good features in “The Big 
Trail”; — scenic background and the 
perfection of wide film photogra- 
phy. All the scenes contain an at- 
mosphere of physical beauty hard 
to equal. And the use of wide film 
portrays this atmosphere superbly. 

Now for the difficulties. 

This picture does not capture the 
spirit of emigration in its larger 
sense — there is too much concentra- 
tion of story on the romantic leads. 
Effect is to make it seem that hun- 
dreds of people migrated to the 
northwest, just so two young peo- 
ple could fall in love. Romantic in- 
terest is necessary, but it should 
not be given the whole emphasis. 

First half of the picture is very 
well done, latter half is exception- 
ally poor. Subtitles are necessary 
to tie the story together, and they 
are used very well in the early por- 
tion of the film. But in the latter 
part, where they are needed even 
more, one finds very few. Result 

is, there is no connection between 
episodes. In one sequence, the set- 
tlers are dying of heat and thirst 
in the desert, and in the very next 
scene it is pouring rain. Then an- 
other jump into snowstorms. Ac- 
tion throughout is entirely too dis- 
connected. 

At the beginning of the story 
there is just the proper amount of 
melodrama, but this element grows 
and grows until it becomes ludi- 
crous. First evidence of this influ- 
ence comes in scene after scene of 
the hero and the villains GLAR- 
ING at each other. As the climax 
nears, the dialogue becomes heav- 
llv melodramatic of the vintage of 
1890. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
Picture may be money maker on 
account of Raoul Walsh’s reputa- 
tion and the publicity campaign 
built for it. It is not another “Cov- 
ered Wagon” in story or treatment. 
To discerning auditors, Walsh’s 
reputation as a director will suffer 
from this production. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
It was a shame to waste so -much 
money and beautiful photography 
on poor dialogue and poor direc- 
tion. Use of grandeur film was su- 
perbly handled. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: John Wayne, the 

widely hailed “discovery,” has a 
natural charm, but is not a good 
actor in this picture. May have 
been the fault of the director, as 
his poor scenes were those in which 
he over-acted, and the director 
should not have allowed him to do 

it. Tully Marshall gave the great- 
est performance of the picture. This 
old veteran should be given the 
honor due him; he never misses. 

El Brendel gave his usual very 
effective comedy, but he did not 
have much opportunity. Louise 
Carver was excellent, as his bully- 
ing mother-in-aw. Marguerite 
Churchill was adequate, but not ex- 
traordinary. Ian Keithe shows ex- 
cellent technique. He should con- 
tinue to get good parts. Tyrone 
Power, Charles Stevens, David Rol- 
lins, Frederick Burton and William 
V. Mong were all good in their 
parts. Russ Powell contributed 
some great comedy moments in his 
character of “Windy Bill.” 

Kerr. 


“THE PAY-OFF” 

RADIO PICTURE 
(Reviewed at RKO) 

Picturization of Samuel Shipman 
and John Hymer’s stage success, 
“The Pay-off” stands out as one of 
the most entertaining crook pictures 
of the year. 

Story deals with a suave gangster, 
whose “no-killing” code threatens 
his throne, but, who resorts to it in 
a pay-off on a fellow gangster, who 
double crosses him. Story is held 
up nicely with Lowell Sherman as 
the gangster taking a liking to a 
boy and girl, who amateurishly stick 
up the gang in effort to retrieve 
some dough taken from the boy. 

Kick of the story comes when 
Sherman takes a rap for the kids, to 
enable them to go free. 

Story has nice treatment. 
EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
Grab this one of Lowell Sherman. 
It will please family trade. Good 
entertainment value here. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Lowell Sherman is rapidly develop- 
ing into a director of worth. His 
handling of this story was expertly 
done. Photography on the up and 
up, especially the night club shots. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Story made to or- 
der for Sherman, who scintillates 
throughout. Marion Nixon, as the 
fem. interest, had plenty of physical 
appeal and charm. Hugh Trevor as 
the gangster who was “paid-off,” 
got every bit out of his lines and 
then some. Casting director made 
no mistake on this gangster type. 
William Janney, as the boy, fitted 
superbly. George Marion, rated 
second honors as the gangster 
chief’s servant, while the balance of 
the cast, which included Robert Mc- 
Wade, all added to what will be one 
of the few' good melodramas. 

Jean. 


through their numbers with speed, 
grace, and beauty of execution, puts 
him to the front. Betty Grable, a 
new-comer to pictures, leads the 
cowgirl number with a technical 
execution and projection of person- 
ality that deserves mention. Com- 
menting on Berkeley, his work is so 
good that it will be copied — plenty! 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
You will want this one. With a 
perfect musical comedy background, 
Eddie Cantor gives you the Zieg- 
feld-Goldwyn standard of showman- 
ship, on which you can’t miss. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Show is -'-'’-fectly produced. Thorn- 
ton Freeland’s direction is highly 
commendable. Although he doubt- 
less had many people handling the 
revue element, the way he has knit 
the production together shows him 
to be very competent. 

In photography, “Whoopee” ex- 
cells. Two shots, from directly 
overhead, are superior to any trick 
shots used recently. 

Technicolor work is generally 
good, except in some of the long 
shots, where it looks a bit blotchy. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Eddie Cantor 

work needs no comment. Ethel 
Shutta contributes delightful com 
edy and is not over-shadowed in the 
least by Cantor’s skill. Eleanor 
Hunt and Paul Gregory supply an 
adequate love interest. Chief Cau- 
polican, John Rutherford, Albert 
Hackett, Will Philbrick, and Wal 
ter Law round out a very satisfac- 
tory cast. 

Anyone of the “Whoopee” cast is 
a good bet for screen or stage. 

Kerr. 


LOOKING 

for talent 

Would like to get in touch with 
suitable acts, novelties and blue 
singers for nite club work. Those 
interested send pictures, price 
and previous publicity to 

O. K. HOFFMAN 
502 Pine Ave., Long Beach 


Meglin Dance 
Studios 

Fanchon & Marco System School 

New Hollywood Branch 

Classes for Adults and Children 
Start Oct. 20th — All types of 
Dancing — Acrobatics — Drama 
and Voice 

6011 Hollywood Blvd. 
RE 6910 


“WHOOPEE” 

GOLDWYN-U. A. 

United Artists 

Eddie Cantor makes a good musi 
cal comedy out of “The Nervous 
Wreck,” a popular stage play. Can- 
tor is really the whole picture, and 
his comedy is perfect. Employing 
his tried and true stage tricks, he 
wins his audience as easily from the 
screen as from the stage. 

Cantor plays the part of a sick 
youth who aids a girl to escape 
from the sheriff, whom her parents 
want her to marry. They stop at a 
ranch to get food and are caught 
by the sheriff and his men. After 
much comedy, they again escape, 
this time to an Indian reservation, 
where the story ends happily, for 
everybody but the sheriff. 

High spots come when Cantor 
discusses his operations with an- 
other invalid, and when the villains 
conduct a psychological test to de- 
termine who is the thief on the 
ranch. 

Technically, “Whoopee” is the 
best straight musical comedy that 
has been adapted to the screen. In- 
termingling of ensemble numbers, 
songs, and dances, with Cantor’s 
comedy achieves perfect proportion. 
Physically, the scenes are the most 
beautiful the screen has had, except- 
ing “The Rogue Song.” It lives up 
to the Ziegfeld standard of show- 
manship, and the greatest praise to 
be given, is on the facility with 
which this perfection of staging was 
transferred to the screen. 

Now let’s rave about the dancing. 
Busby Berkeley has done an in- 
comparable job 1 in his numbers. 
The. Cowgirl number is the most 
original number that any musical 
comedy has shown on the screen. 
Usually a dance looks artificial from 
the screen, but this number is so 
well spotted and fits in so admirably 
with the spirit of the show, that it 
cannot be too highly commended. 
Berkeley has shown an originality 
of conception and a skill in staging, 
that will show them all the way to 
better musical pictures. He picked 
people with the ability to sing, 
dance, ride, and do parade en- 
sembles. This production has the 
cream of show girl talent. And the 
way Berkeley has put his people 


“HER WEDDING NIGHT” 

PARAMOUNT PICTURE 
Paramount Theatre 

Old Avery Hopwood bed room 
farce brought to life to give em- 
ployment to some of Paramount’s 
contract players. Since it is all a 
farcical comedy, with Skeets Galla- 
gher and Charles Ruggles doing 
most of the farcing, this picture can 
hardly be considered a Clara Bow 
feature. Miss Bow contributes plot 
motivation and some pretty pouts — 
not because she can’t do more, but 
because she hasn’t been given any- 
thing else, in this opus. Skfeets 
Gallagher steals the first half of the 
picture and Charles Rugges cap- 
tures the last half. 

Story marries Clara to Skeets 
through a mistake, but Skeets has 
used the name of Earry Charters, 
who is Ralph Forbes. Thus Clara 
finds herself married to two men, 
one in name and another one in 
reality. Charles Ruggles furthers 
the comic action by climbing into 
the wrong bed at the right moment. 

Whole story is just a series of 
farce situations, but very funny. 
One gets rather tired of the con- 
tinual chase through bedrooms, but 
there is plenty of good stuff to make 
up for the occasional lapses. All 
in all, a very enjoyable picture. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
A high class program picture be- 
cause there is terrific comedy ap- 
peal to the average audience. The 
reputations of Clara Bow, Charles 
Ruggles, and Skeets Gallagher will 
draw crowds to see it. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Photography and lighting were very 
bad in two sequences. Director 
Frank Tuttle has maintained a high 
comedy suspense deftly. His direc- 
tion faltered, however, in the first 
bedroom sequence of Charles Rug- 
gles and Clara Bow. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Clara Bow has 

little to do. Charles Ruggles and 
Skeets Gallagher are better than 
ever — which is saying plenty. Ralph 
Forbes is improving. Formerly 
was too stiff-necked in his acting, 
but is loosening up in his carriage, 
which gives his technique a chance 
to f’-et over. 

Kerr. 


Artistic Scenic Advertising 
Curtains 

By Far the Best in America 
CURTAIN PRIVILEGES 
BOUGHT FOR CASH 
OR SCENERY 

Chas. F. Thompson 
Scenic Co. 

1215 Bates Avenue 
Phone OLympia 2914 
Hollywood, Calif. 


THOSE THREE FRENCH 
GIRLS” 

M-G-M PICTURE 
Loew’s State 

Ordinary picture with little in its 
favor. It has only story enough 
to provide gags. In this case the 
gags are not good enough to carry 
the whole picture. Plot is the old 
one of the difficulties which con- 
front love between a young Eng- 
lish nobleman and a poor but hon- 
est girl. Enough said: 
EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
Picture is not up to par. Its draw- 
ing power comes only from Regi- 
nald Denny’s fan following, and 
whatever popularity Cliff Edwards 
and Fifi D’Orsay have attained. 


PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Several funny situations, but the 
story as a whole, too trite to waste 
the film. Song, “You’re Simpy De- 
lish,” nicely spotted, and looks like 
a winner. Singing was, however, 
very unnecessary and did not tie 
up well with the straight action. 

CASTINGDIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Cliff Edwards runs 
away with the show. More work 
like this, and he’ll be one of the 
best. Reginald Denny is charming 
and takes advantage of what few 
opportunities there are. Fifi D’Orsay 
is adequate but nothing more. The 
rest of the cast — Yola D’Avril, 
Sandra Ravel, Edward Brophy, Pe- 
tor Gawthorne, and George Gros- 
smith, are all competent. 

Kerr. 


“JUST IMAGINE” 

FOX PICTURE 
(Reviewed Fox Carthay) 

Practical phantasy because ex- 
travagance of ideas are presented 
logically. Not a great picture but 
high entertainment value. 

Good points concern originality 
of ideas, El Brendel’s comedy, and 
good ensemble effects. Atmosphere 
of a 1980 city is well executed. 
Brendel should have as big parts 
as can be written. His comedy has 
the touch of pathos that makes it 
great. If Brendel had not been in 
the picture, there wouldn’t have 
been a picture. In the dance scenes, 
the Martian idol dance sequence is 
great. 

As usual, there are plenty of punk 
spots. No necessity to read sub- 
titles by movietone voice. Picture 
producers might realize audiences 
are as intelligent as they are. 

Plot is a 1980 love story with a 
rocketplane trip to Mars as the kick. 

Of the songs, two are hits, “You 
Are the Melody” and “Never Swat 
a Fly,” which are in the good old 
De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson 
tradition. Former will be the greater 
hit and will carry on their prestige. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
A first class drawing card. Has 
originality, publicity, and El Bren- 
del’s comedy. Book it! 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Those responsible for dialogue, 
scenic effects, d.ances, and tunes de- 
serve commendation. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: El Brendel is bet- 
ter than ever. Maureen O’Sullivan 
has wistful appeal. John Garrick 
sings splendidly. His characteriza- 
tion is colorless. Frankie Albert- 
son and Marjorie White are effec- 
tive as comics. Others in the cast 
are competent. It is well to say, 
however, that Kenneth Thomson is 
too likable to be cast as a villain. 

Kerr. 


‘ROAD TO PARADISE” 

FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE 
Warner’s Downtown 

Case of double identity is again 
put over to the public. Twin sisters, 
separated at birth, come together af- 
ter one has remained in her en- 
vironment of wealth and the other 
has become an accomplice to 
crooks. 

First National supervisors may 
believe that one can read another’s 
mind at will, but is not a worthy 
device for plot denouement. The 
scene of Loretta Young clutching 
her ridiculous talisman to her breast, 
while she reads her unconscious sis- 
ter’s mind to get the safe combina- 
tion is the greatest comedy scene 
in years. The average audience is 
not as ~’illible as the producers of 
this farce epoch. 

This type of plot must have orig- 
inal treatment to save it. Unfortu- 
nately it is lacking. Redeeming 
feature is very good acting through- 
out. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
Just a program picture, with good 
performances to make it fair enter- 
tainment, for the average theatre- 
goer. Moments of good suspense 
toward the end, but the opening of 
the_ picture drags considerably, 
mainly because of dialogue difficul- 
ties. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
First third of the picture, dialogue 
is of such poor quality that any 
good effect for the film is lost for- 
ever. Direction is as good as, could 
be expected, and the moments of 
suspense at the climax are master- 
ful in their intensity. Technically, 
picture is excellent, if it were not 
for the story and dialogue. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: George Barraud 

gets the laurel wreath of this pic- 
ture. As the gentleman crook Mr. 
Barraud gives a suave, skilled inter- 
pretation, that should make him an 
established screen player. His tech- 
nique is perfect. 


Loretta Young is physically de- 
lightful and handles her scenes skill- 
fully. Purnell Pratt gives both hu- 
mor and suspense in his role of the 
inspector. Jack Mulhall is adequate 
but not out-standing. Raymond 
Hatton, Kathlyn Williams, Winter 
Hall, Ben Hendricks, Jr., and Fred 
Kelsey all contribute effective work. 

Kerr. 


“SHE GOT WHAT 
SHE WANTED” 

JAMES CRUZE PICTURE 
(Previewed) 

One of the few nearly perfect 
screen farces. Not a flaw. James 
Cruze proves himself a great pro- 
ducer-director. 

Dialogue was remarkably well 
done from many viewpoints. Every 
speech was individualized to the 
speaker. No extraneous speeches. 
Every line advanced action of the 
play. Dialogue as a whole carried 
an atmosphere of jollity, which kept 
the audience in a receptive mood. 
Scenes in which all characters wise- 
cracked, have seldom been excelled. 
Every crack had audience appeal. 

Plot development is superb. Au- 
thor created characters, and let 
them motivate the action, thus 
achieving a natural atmosphere sel- 
dom found in farce. 

Story has tremendous comedy 
situations. The gullible Manya and 
her hunt for love with her husband 
and two boarders, past and present, 
furnishes entanglements which 
make one howl. Greatest comedy 
scene is when Manya is found with 
the policeman, and the audience 
thinks for a moment he is husband 
number three. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
This is a jewel among program pic- 
tures. You should book it. Your 
audiences will shout with laughter. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Perfectly produced. James Cruze’s 
direction proves him a master of 
motion picture art. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: All the cast is on 
a high technical par. Betty Comp- 
son and Lee Tracy stand out be- 
cause they have many great comedy 
scenes, which they handle perfectly. 
Betty Compson gives a really great 
portrayal. Her understanding of 
Manya’s character is superb. Gas- 
ton Glass has a hard part. If he 
had over-played it, character would 
have been a mess. Allan Hale has 
never missed, and he is just as good 
in this. Fred Kelsey gives his stand- 
ard characterization. 

Kerr. 


“THE FOOL” 

DUFWIN, OAKLAND 
(Reviewed October 12) 

Dufwin, once a link in the Duffy 
chain of Coast legit houses, is now 
operated by Richard Marshall, Emil 
Bondeson and J. Nolo Miller. While 
Oakland legit pickings aren’t the 
best in the country, neither are they 
discouraging. Dufwin runs along at 
a pretty even pace, bringing in a 
neat investment return for its trio 
of- operators. 

Typical of the house’s stock of- 
ferings is this week’s piece, Chan- 
ning Pollock’s “The Fool,” with 
James Kirkwood handling the lead. 
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In Hollywood— Now 

By BUD MURRAY 



Bud Murray 


Pictures - REVIEWS - ‘Legit’ 


At last, a Talking Picture Premiere at United Artists, where Eddie 
Cantor in “Whoopee,” produced by Sam Goldwyn and Florenz Ziegfeld, 
showed the “cock-eyed” world, how a Musical Talking Picture comedy 
should be done, after the other producers, threw a lot 
of Musicals on, one rite after the other, and finally 
the “Verdict” that Girly pictures were through, and 
all the choruses at different studios were let out. 

BUT — after seeing this one, they must admit 
they were wrong. Busby Berkely did a superb job 
of the dance routines formations, which were the 
hit of the picture, excepting Eddie Cantor’s inimitable 
comedy. The girls’ numbers always seem to fit in 
the picture, literally speaking. If we are not too 
fresh we can truthfully add, “Musical Comedies for 
Talking pictures are not through, if they do them 
like ‘Whoopee’.” (Revue elsewhere in this issue). 

And so, we will take you through the corridors, 
and see who’s who. Leo Morrison, diminutive book- 
ing agent— Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mosconi— Busby 
Berkely (himself) — Johnny Hines — A1 Newman, Mu- 
sical Director (formerly of Scandals) — Harry Rapf 
of MGM— Ethel Shutta (Mrs. Geo. Olsen) walking 
out with our boy friend, Eddie Cantor — signing auto- 
graph books— A1 Cohn looking the lobby over— wee George K. Arthur 
—Mr. and Mrs. John Medbury — Max Steiner, Musical Director at RKO 
and whom we worked with on Le Maires Affaires. 

Wm Le Baron head man of RKO — Jerry Hoffman of the Examin- 
er and Harrison Carrol of the Herald, talking into the Mike— Our friend 
Gus Shy— Frank Donegan looking “swell”— Constance Bennett getting 
a big reception from the “fans’ — and lo and behold, the old-timer, One' 
eyed Connolly, with his trick cap cocked over his ear— and every one 
of them IN HOLLYWOOD NOW. 

Proceedings started at 9 :20 p. m. — Why can t they start at a regular 
hour? George Olsen furnished the music and HOW — What a band and 
what a reception he received. 

Eddie Cantor followed the picture, and kept the audience laughing, 
and finished with a remark About the actors panning Hollywood on 
their return to Noo Yawk” — Adding only those who don’t make good 
are the culprits who make these remarks. 

Which is the truth — and brings to our mind a flock of dear friends 
whom we worked with in stage playes in Noo Yawk and who came 
out here for pictures and have done exceptionally well. 

And here are a few who are going back to the legit or vaudeville 
but don’t knock Hollywood — Because, they have made the grade — to 
wit: Harry Gribbon, for a short vaudeville tour — Ben. Bard with a new 
partner, left for Noo Yawk last week— Joe Brown touring U. S. and 
Europe in personal appearances — same for Jack Oakie — Georgie Stone 
to vaudeville for a short jaunt— J. Harold Murray— Zelma O’Neal m a 
new stage play — Lillian Roth playing the Publix houses — Lena Bas- 
quette to the Harry Richman Club in Noo Yawk and should do great — 
And we always feel that there must be a sort of subconscious _ some- 
thing that stage people have, even when they are doing great in pic- 
tures and no matter how long they are in pictures, that yearning for 
the stage always lurks “just around the corner” IN HOLLYWOOD 
NOW and ALWAYS. 

A kick we get out of “Whoopee” was Bill Philbrick and Chief Ca- 
^ paulicon — We worked with Bill IS years ago in Winter Garden produc- 
tions, and 18 years ago with the Chief, in the original “Mutt & Jeff” 
company— The Chief was playing a bombastic South American trick 
general, and Mack Sennett cops — 

Warren Jackson, of the team of Jackson and Bobby Connolly con- 
fess he has ironed out his difficulties with Fanchon & Marco and has 
rejoined the “New Yorker Idea”— On the Boulevard ran into Bernard 
McConville who wrote the book “Oh, Susanna.” Mac has another script 
under his belt which sounds real good— and then smack into a real old 
timer who looks young and can tell you about the good old days when 
he was with Henry W. Savage; Bill Cullen, who was the Manager with 
“Oh, Susanna” when it went to San Francisco, and we can truthfully 
say we never worked with a better “front man.” 

We ran into the “Dummy” newsboy who keeps shop in front of 
Henry’s— The Dummy burst forth with the news that Jack Oakie is 
playing opposite him in his new picture, “On the Spot,” for Paramount 
—Wonder whether it was true that the “Boys had Jack “on the Spot, 
in Chicago, or whether that was another high pressure publicity “gag” 
—The same goes for Clara Bow with her new galmbing picture and her 
“gambling escapade in Nevada — 

And then for the Main Event at the Olympic Fites Tuesday, with 
Abe Roth our pet referee and (pupil)— Jack Doyle, the old promoter 
back on the job and it looked good to see his smiling face at the ring- 
side— Our boy friend, Stub Nelson, Record sports writer, giving Mark 
Kelly, the Examiner sports writer, the “burn” when the news flashed 
that “Balcony” Jimmy Maloney beat “Carniverous” Camera in two 
heats — You know Mark thinks a heap of the Human Alp. 

Next to us the old Judge himself, Walter C. Kelly— Next to Walter, 
dear Charley Murray (still wishing he was a blood relation) — Lew 
Brown getting fatter and healthier — the two Boy Friends, Hobert Wool- 
sey and Bert Wheeler, who are mostly seen together on the screen — 
Bobby said “That he could get more out of a Bowl of Soup than a 
miniature golf course — (Ans., We had one for two weeks and sunk $10,- 
000 . 

Dave Bennett enjoying the fight in his usual quiet manner— Dave 
still has some t ; me at the Paramount Studios— What a life— IN HOL- 
LYWOOD, NOW. 

For a little lunch at the Brown Derby and Rufus LeMaire, our old 
boss in Le Maires Affairs, confides he is getting hot to do a revue here, 
— if he can’t put one over here, then no one can — who will step forward 
with about $60,000. 

A few minutes with Si Barlett, our pal from Chicago, who totes 
along that new heavyweight find of Doc Kearns’ — A1 Fay, who beat 
Les Kennedy and the wise ’uns didn’t except him too— A1 claims he will 
do better next time; hasn’t been here long and must get acclimated — 
we claim he didn’t do bad as he is. 

Joseph Santley is still IN HOLLYWOOD — and we see that Dick 
Powers is back in town; seems he only left last week for Noo Yawk- 
Jack Holt munching on a morsel of food — Brother Masquer Henry 
Clive doing the same— Our little girl friend Sally Starr, who was with 
us in Scandals and Le Maires Affaires and now playing in “Parlor, 
Bedroom and Bath” — and not doing bad in picures. 

In a booth, Mary Mulhern (Mrs. Jack Pickford) who was with 
us in “Scandals.” Mary is looking delicious, married life must be agree- 
ing with her IN HOLLYWOOD NOW — Our pet understudy in Good 
News. Kitty Flynn, another “peach” who made the grade in pictures — 
IN HOLLYWOOD. 

Then to the Fights at the Hollywood Legion to see “Boby La 
Salle” (this is not a typographical error) — Herd’s a “mug” who when 
hit and goes on his back comes up “somersaulting” — Everyone wants to 
see him licked, but he keeps slugging away — “goofy or not goof, that is 
the question — ” But he draws the “suckers” in. 

Our dear friend. Bob McGowan, who has directed “Our Gang” 
comedies for ages, right next to us remarks that “One of the bloodiest 
fighters had too much “Rouge” on for Technicolor— John T. Murray : 
with Bob, cracks that “La Salle” has a great sense of humor — brought 
on by the awful pasting La Mar gave “Booby” and the Goof always 
keeps smiling with a B.B.B. pan. 

A few brother Masquers scattered here and there — Arnie Hood — 
Ernie Hilliard— Lee Horan— Walter Weems— Harry Joe Brown— Raol 


(Continued from Page 4) 
mg day’s matinee had a near c; 
pacity house. Downstairs was full* 
except for a few side seats and the 
upstairs was equally good. Only 
four bits top for the matinees. A 
dollar at night. 

Some capital performances were 
turned in at this initial show, under 
the directing hand of Ferdinand 
Munier. 

Particularly interesting was that 
of John Ivan. For several years 
Ivan has been near total blindness. 
However his eyesight has improved 
considerably, although he is still un- 
able to read. All this time his 14 
year old daughter, Helen, has read 
his lines to him, and from this read- 
ing he has memorized his sides. 
Ivan is mighty popular in Oakland, 
and in this show romped away with 
plenty of applause, including the 
healthiest entrance hand of the 
show. His was probably the best 
performance of “The Fool.” 

Ivan’s daughter, Helen, who has 
helped her father so much in his 
work, made her bow as a profes- 
sional, handling the role of Mary 
Margaret, the little crippled girl. 
Youngster put over her stuff well 
particularly in the scene where she 
cast away her crutches and walked. 

Kirkwood was ideally cast in the 
role of Daniel Gilchrist. His char 
acterization of the radical Gilchrist 
was excellently done. Dufwinites 
have a find in Anita Deardorf, who, 
according to Emil Bondeson, is a 
University of California girl. 

Charlotte Treadway handled the 
part of Clare Jewett to perfection, 
while Helen Kleeb in a duo of 
characterizations did very fine work. 
Ralph Kline also clicked. Remain- 
der of cast included Dorothy Bay, 
Vivienne Isaacs, Beth Reynolds, J. 
Frank Glendon, Thomas L. Brower, 
William Abram, John Rohan, Leon- 
ard Strong, Francis Bolger, Charles 
Elder and Gabriella Vigh. 

Bock. 


KERR TO WRITE 
‘FACTS’ REVIEWS 

Hadley Kerr, well known 
newspaper man, formerly of 
Chicago, is now a member of 
the “Inside Facts” reviewing 
staff. Mr. Kerr has been do- 
ing general work for motion 
picture studios for the last 
two years. His extensive 
study of production technique 
and story values contributes 
to the high critical standards 
of “Inside Facts.” 


about poor casting in some of these 
locals. Earl McCarthy cannot pro- 
ject his voice, and over-acts. As a 
juvenile lead, this boy is too much 
the amateur. 

Plenty of laughs in this show, but 
empty laughter. 

Kerr. 


Film Row 

Cuttings 

By HELENE STARICE 


Manager Goldberg, of Columbia 
exchange, is on the road, but Assist- 
ant Manager Tillman is on the job, 
back from a big selling trip up the 
coast. 

* * * 

Film Board of Trade announces 
following swaps in theatres. 

Strand, in Pasadena, sold by Fox 
West Coast to George L. Hanes. 

La Mesa, at town of that name, 
disposed of by Lewinson and Glea- 
son to Leonard Maxwell. 

Yeagre, Watts, which has been 
closed for a few weeks, now lighted 
by T. J. Atchley. 

Baldwin Park, at Baldwin Park, 
leased by Frank Ullmann. 

* * * 

Robert E. Power is in Calexico 
to watch work of decorating Fox 
Theatre there. 

* * * 

Fox, in Stockton, scheduled to 
open October 14. Fox, in Berkeley, 
after redecorations, opened October 
10 . 


“LITTLE ORCHID ANNIE” 

HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE 
(Reviewed Oct. 13) 

Farce comedy does not need 
much plot, but it should have some, 
and “Little Orchid Annie” hasn’t 
even that much. A mannequin’s 
three daddies decide to call on her 
and all pick the same night. Cops 
pack all off to jail. The rest of the 
play gets them free, and nothing 
happens. It would have been more 
interesting if the fight for the gal 
had continued. 

Main apneal of the play is some 
snappy dialogue and some funny 
costuming. 

First act is best. It presents the 
situation and everything looks 
promising, but the second act is 
merely a sketch of a slightly wild 
party. Third act is zero. 

Main merit lies in Mabel For- 
rest’s performance. She got five 
laughs to any other character’s one. 
This competent comedienne carried 
the whole play. After her exit in 
act one, action flopped with audi- 
ble thud; and thereafter the play’s 
merit rose and fell with her en- 
trances and exits. The play should 
have been written around her. 

Frederick Sullivan’s stuff was well 
timed and meant something. Sul- 
livan plays a butter-and-egg man 
very humorously. 

Julia Blanc, as Madame Elaine, 
was effective. Betty Bronson was 
well cast as Orchid Annie, dumb 
gold-digger. Her mannerisms show 
she is not perfectly at home on the 
stage, being amateurish at times. 
However, her lapses in technique 
rather fitted the character. 

Arnold Walsh plaved well, but his 
part is not the kind that appeals to 
an audience. 

Isabel Keith, Georgie Harris, 
Camille Rovelle, Ray Largay, Alber- 
tine Pickens, John Manning, Byron 
Alden, and Virginia Thornton are 
competent in their parts. 

It is time somebody complains 


ALCAZAR 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed Oct. 12) 

Henry Duffy was smart when he 
and his wife, Dale Winter, went 
into the initial play of their come- 
back, “Michael and Mary” at the 
Alcazar. Hundreds of Duffy fol- 
lowers wanted to see those two. 
Thursday night’s opening was abso- 
lute capacity and this Sunday night 
show was plenty healthy. 

Dale Winter gave one of the 
greatest performances of her career 
in the role of Mary, handling the 
part with an ease and ability of 
note. Duffy was thoroughly ac- 
ceptable as the eternally young 
Michael. 

William Lloyd, in a brief scene, 
took a lot of the show’s honors in 
the role of Mary’s disappeared hus- 
band. As P. C. Cuff, Llpyd Neal 
was another, who turned in a good 
piece of work. 

Remainder of the cast, all uni- 
formly good, included Henry Caubi- 
sens, Zeta Harrison, Lillian Dean, 
Frank Dawson, William Macauley, 
Ross Chetwynd, David Scott, Eliza- 
beth Wilbur and Sheila MacGregor. 

“Michael and Mary” wasn’t espe- 
cially zippy at this show, the sec- 
ond act dragging considerably as a 
result of constant repetition. How- 
ever, customers seemed to like it. 

In a curtain speech Duffy reiter- 
ated his policy of sticking to clean 
plays for the whole family and 
thanked his friends for their con- 
stant support. 

Harry James and pit orchestra 
provided- entre’act entertainment 
with pop and semi-classical tunes. 

Bock. 


EATON, WEBB LEAVE 

Hollywood is minus two popular 
personalities. Mary Eaton, and her 
equally famous director-husband, 
Millard Webb, left last week for 
New York, enroute to London, 
England, where Miss Eaton will 
star in the forthcoming Paul Mur- 
ray revue, and Webb will direct pic- 
tures for a noted British studio. 


Warner Brothers house in Hunt- 
ington Park, will be opened some- 
time around Thanksgiving day. 

I This will be one of the fastest con- 
struction jobs on record. 


O’BRIEN FLIES BACK 

George O’Brien has just returned 
from a flying trip across the United 
States with a group of army flyers. 


RASCH TO RETURN 

Albertina, Rasch is expected home 
to lend her personal instruction and 
technique to her studio at Fairfax 
and Sunset Boulevard, in about two 
weeks. 


EARLE WALLACE 

Always Busy Developing Dancing Stars but Never Too Busy to 
Create and Produce 

Original DANCE ROUTINES and REVUES That Sell 
Belmont Theatre Bldg., First and Vermont 
Phone Exposition 1196 Los Angeles, Calif. 


Pagel — Ex Harlequin Sam Hardy. 

We noticed back at the fights, 
Dolly Nelson, looking younger 
every day — What a sweet girl — 
Mr. and Mrs. Macklin Magley, reg- 
ular fight fans — The Gold Dust 
twins — Paul Girard Smith and Har- 
ry Delf„ a couple of “pip” writers — 
Joe, head man of Henry’s trying to 
quiet B. B. B. Might as well try to 
stop Mt. Vesuvius — 

Then for a change of air (no 
cracks) to B. B. B’s Tunnel for a 
“snack” and after seeing that sold 
out house — We cannot say there are 
bad times— We had to sit in Leon- 
ard G. Stevens’ lap and listen to his 
bass notes — 

In walkt a flock of Managers and 
promoters in the Fite Racket, head- 
ed by Tom Gallery, Matchmaker of 
the Hollywood Legion Stadium — 
Carley McDonald — Lee Moore, who 
imports French Fiters — Pete Fla- 
herty — Doctor Martin — Ben Gal- 
lery, who gives the flappers a treat 
where he shows what the well 
dresst man will wear — 

Scattered here and there — -noticed 
Jean Hersholt — Claudia Dell, who 
was with us in the Harry Carroll 
Revue, now in pictures at Warners 
— Harry Santley — Armand Emanuel 
— Rubinoff, famous violinist — Lo- 
cust Susters — Fatty Arbuckle — Mar- 
garet Lawrence — Little Billy and 
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GOOD ACTORS SHORT ON PAT 

It pays to be just a little dumb in the motion picture racket. 
Prominent film players are learning that they should not be too 
'good in learning their parts, or their bankroll will suffer. They 
say that they have to take it slow and easy or the producer gets 
more than his share of the breaks. 

Consider an experience of Richard Tucker. His excellent 
screen technique has made him a popular player and many pic- 
tures, now unwinding, show him in featured roles. They usu 
ally shoot a talkie approximately as the story unfolds; so if a 
man appears in the first, the middle and the end, he will be 
carried for the entire shooting schedule. But in one instance 
Mr. Tucker found that he knew his stuff too well. Requiring 
little rehearsal and coaching, Mr. Tucker’s scenes were shot in 
three days- although his part was very prominent; thus he got 
three days’ pay instead of four weeks. If he had been a little 
slow in mastering his part and required constant rehearsal, the 
company would have had to carry him for the entire picture 
Now Tucker asks himself if he is too good. 

Ben Hall is another case in point. Beji was signed to play 
a featured comedy role with Alice White, and congratulated 
himself that he was in for a nice run. Imagine his embar 
rassment when all his stuff was shot in three days. Checking 
up on his year’s income, Ben finds he has played more and 
better parts this year than ever before, but he has made less 
money. He is doing some head-scratching, too. 

This is not always the case. Many players in very small 
parts are carried through picture, which is all the more gravy 
for them. But Ben Hall and Richard Tucker are wondering if 
being good actors pays less than being bad actors. 

BILLBOARD’S GOOD POINTS 

That billboard advertising of the right sort can do a great 
deal of good is generally overlooked in the present furore of 
opposition to encourage legislation against it. 

Competent companies like Foster and Kleiser work out 
artistic ideas for their signs to beautify the city. On Wilshire 
boulevard the boards are done extravagantly in good taste in a 
setting of shrubs and lawn that would do justice to a well ap 
pointed estate. If they do nothing else, the fact that they hide 
the ugly backs of apartment buildings is commendable. 

And, more important, companies of this type donate hun 
dreds of square feet of space to charity organizations like the 
Community Chest in an effort to promote good civic ideas. 
On the contrary, they have refused posters portraying salacious 
ideas such as a recent motion picture offered. The whole in- 
fluence in these respects has been one of uplift, an influence 
that everyone must realize. 

Main point is that there are many small boards that con- 
stitute a nuisance and destroy scenic beauty, but these larger 
■companies employ experts to determine how to combine "the 
business of advertising with a high degree of artistry ; and there 
must be- some differentiation in any attacks on billboard ad- 
vertising as a whole. 

TELEVISION ON HORIZON 

Television is latest cloud looming on producers’ horizon, pro- 
viding a new problem for theatres and motion picture industry 
in general. 

It is pointed out that as the advent of sound several vears 
ago and the resulting temporary confusion was finally righted, 
so the new medium will be overcome and utilized by pictures. 

Movie studios probably will project talking pictures onto a 
screen, to be, in turn, broadcast by microphones. 

Theatres will continue to draw the public, as 
different entertainment and change, and for the 
of seeing favorites perform in person. 


a means of 
opportunity 


WRITERS SPLIT 

DeMille and Macpherson have 
split, Jeanie Macpherson signed 
with Paramount on the usual long 
term contract early in the week. 
Miss Macpherson will do both orig- 
inals and adaptations, but her first 
assignment ‘has not been decided. 


COMEDY PAIR TEAMED 

Roland Youno- and Cliff Edwards 
have been paired together as a com- 
edy team for “The Southerner,” 
Lawrence Tibbett’s new starring 
picture at M-G-M. 


RE-SIGNS WITH MGM 

A. P. Younger, scenarist, has re- 
turned to M-G-M on a new con- 
tract. First work will be on the 
Fanny Hurst stor^ “Five and Ten,” 
slated for early production. 


THREE IN HALF GODS 

Casting of the three principals for 
Universal’s next feature, “Half 
Gods,” was settled with announce- 
ment that Genevieve Tobin, Conrad 
Nogel and Monroe Owsley would 
portray leads. Hobart Henley will 
direct. 


STANWYCK TO STAR 

Barbara Stanwyck’s first role 
since she was raised to stardom by 
Columbia Pictures, will be a dra- 
matic story of dancehall life, under 
direction of Lionel Barrymore. This 
will be Barrymore’s initial produc- 
tion for Columbia. 


Preparatory to entering a hospi- 
tal for a long deferred operation, 
William Sistrom, executive manager 
of RKO studios, yesterday resigned 
his position. A steady milk diet for 
many months failed to cure. 

* * * 

Final decree of divorce was 
granted Mrs. Mildred Manning 
Cook, New York actress, from Os- 
mer Elton Cook in district court in 
Denver, Colorado. The couple were 
married in New Orleans January 
31, 1929. Desertion and non-sup- 
port were charged by the actress. 

* * * 

Carol Lombard, young film star 
who recently signed a Paramount 
contract, was notified she is sole 
beneficiary of $10,000 estate of 
grandmother. 

* * * 

Annual California orange show, 
Oroville, opening and closing dates 
have been announced for November 
25 and 30 respectively, according to 
exposition officials. 

* * * 

Mary Garden claims that singing 
gives her as great a “kick” as cham- 
pagne. That must certainly give 
her a big wow. 

* * * 

Jean Jarvis, Los Angeles show- 
girl and stormy petrel of “love 
affairs,” refuses to make statement 
concerning her beating in San 
Francisco last week, also of any 
knowledge concerning the shooting 
of Jack “Legs” Diamond. 

* * jK 

From Wales, England, comes 
word that the song hit “Betty- 
Coed,” is no song at all, since there 
is a town named Bettwa-y-coed, lo- 
cated at the head of the Vale of 
Conway. 

* * * 

Ferris Hartmann, comic opera 
comedian was arrested by dete 
tives of the “bunko” squad on com- 
plaint of two girls who were em- 
ployed for office work on the highly 
plugged Ferris Hartman Comic 
Opera Company which was sche 
duled to open at the Shrine last 
summer and didn’t. The girls, Miss 
Jeanne Moore and Louise Muehi- 
hausen charge Hartman of not pay- 
ing salaries. 

* * * 

Raimundo Marquez, 13-year-old 
wonder pianist, who was praised by 
Ignace Paderewski, gave a farewell 
concert before leaving for Mexico. 

* * * 

Mrs. Belle Chamberlain, former 
light opera star who died Sunday at 
the Hollywood hospital, following 
an operation, will be laid to rest at 
her birthplace in Grand Rapids, 
Michigan. 

* * * 

TORONTO, Ont., Oct. 14.— A 
$1,000,000 permanent building is re- 
ported to he considered for exhibit- 
ing horses, cattle and cats. Build- 
ings already on Toronto exhibition 
grounds are valued at over $20,- 
000 , 000 . 


TEL-A-PHONEY 

J>p JAMES MADISON 



Hello, Cliff Work. 
Hello, James Madison. 

I remember the time 
Yeomen wore bustles. 
That’s going back. 


when 


VETERAN IN COMEDY 

Ford Sterling is making a Gayety 
comedy for Educational, under di- 
rection of Arvid Gillstrom. 


DADE IN ’DRACULA’ 

Frances Dade has been engaged 
for the role of Lucy in Universal’s 
forthcoming production of “Dra- 
cula.” Tod Browning directs. 


Hello, George Olsen. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What’s worrying you these 
days? 

Why do they arrest cafe pro- 
prietors for serving ginger ale 
and cracked ice and permit cigar 
stores to sell pocket flasks? 


Hello, Ted Weems. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What is the best kind of a saw 
to draw musical notes out of? 

A band saw. 


Hello, Harry Cohn. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What is your dearest wish? 

To see a crocodile shed croco- 
dile tears. 


Hello, Elsie Janis. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What do you think of Jim 
Jeffries’ new Vine Street mar- 
ket? 

They tell me that in the meat 
department, upper cuts are very 
popular. 


Hello, O’Neill Sisters. 

Hello, James Madison. 

Who is the biggest rube you 
met last week? 

A fellow who thought Moby 
Dick was a policeman. 


Hello, Chain and Conroy. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What is this operation I un- 
derstand they are talking of 
performing on Bob Shuler? 

I believe they wish to cut out 
his radio. 


Hello, Everett Hoagland. 
Hello, James Madison. 

What is your re-action to mod- 
ern existence? 

A roof over your head is better 
than shingles on your body. 


Hello, Alice White. 

Hello, James Madison. 

Where can I find a touch of 
spring? 

The seats in the Pacific Elec- 
tric Red cars furnish that. 


Hello, Betty Bronson. 

Hello, James Madison. 

An Eastern publisher is about 
to get out my latest book, “The 
sex of the onion.” 

I hope it proves to be a ‘best 
smeller.’ 



Ray Bailey with a weakness for stills ... his room is covered with 
pics of stars . . . Someone at KHJ wondering about Leslie Fenton . 
Dorothy and Mary, duo with KMTR embarrasing a reporter . . . prais- 
ing his “widow’s point,” on his forehead . . . Gilmore Millen, the “Merry- 
Go-Rounder,” of the Herald, now with MGM . . . who doesn’t want to 
work . . . That boy surely can write ... but all he wants to do is read . . . 
hear good music . . . and run after ritzy blondes ... An ideal aim in 
life . . . Art Wenzel . . . rushing about mailing photos to every paper 
in town . . . What would we do without Art? ... a certain young news- 
paperman is very found of Maureen O’Sullivan ... not telling who . . . 
Dick Hunt of the Herald playing Indoor Baseball nights . . . and enjoy- 
ing it . . . Eddie Stodel, also with “Hearst,” trying a bit of football and 
changing to Indoor . . . Oscar Shmidt, millionaire owner of Caliente 
Golf Park posing with Ernestine Pierce for a picture . . . Peterson ... a 
cartoonist . . . flirting with death walking down S.C. campus with yellow 
paint brush . . . Harry Geise announcing in booth . ,. . and eating apples 
. Charles Forsythe working his train effect at KHJ . . . very realistic 
. making everybody want to go into second gear . . . Bud Jones and 
Tommy Tomson of the “Times,” going into the Press Club . . . Lyn 
Slaten and Tommy Askens, “two young men of Los Angeles,” playing 
pee-wee golf at 4 a.m. . . . Ben McGlashan, 26 year old owner of KGFj 
all steamed up about his new yacht ... a 45 foot cabin cruiser . . . 
named the Broadcaster . . . now the fishes will realize what we have to 
go through . ... Ray Martinez leading the orch at KFWB with one hand 
and reading lines with the other . . . The spooky organ passageway in 
KTM . . . Glen Hall Taylor frightening the phone girl by playing weird 
music at 1 am. when everybody else had left . . . Hal Reese slapping the 
drums at KHJ and reminding us of train wheels clicking over joints . . . 
hot sticks . . . that lad . . . “Wag,” of the United Press . . . teeing off . . . 
Jimmy Hall at Fox Wilshire with a titian blonde . . . and brand new 
Cadillac . . . Dick Wile and party of wild Frenchmen at opening of 
Orchid Annie . . . and apparently liking it . . .Rob Wagner watching the 
audience . . . Eleanor Barnes playing miniature golf . . . Hal Rorke in- 
haling coco-colas with Walter Merrick . . . Tom Breneman of KFWB 
is still on the moon . . . Met the Romancing Racketeer of KFWB and 
found him Jack Joy, program director . . . expected to find George 
Bancroft . . . which reminds us that Bancroft’s rubber float once collided 
with us while swimming in the azure deep . . . He didn’t recognize 
us . . . Voices on top of voices ... six men and a girl shouting “Walla 
Walla,” into a “Mike,” during mob scene in Star Reporter at KMTR 
; Prop man whistling heroically and booming drum to imitate “All 
Quiet,’’ shell fire effects . . . and succeeding pretty well . . . Pretty Kay 
Van Riper . . . continuity girl at KFWB . . . busy composing programs 
„■ whata racket . . . big business men with their stenogs at the 
Paris Inn . . . this looked like a gag at first . . . when an irate wife caught 
big butter and egg man with sweetie on lap . . . very embarrassing . . . 
Bert Rovere calmed both parties with aid of bouncers . . . and that’s all. 


KENTON SIGNED 

Erie C. Kenton has been signed 


to direct “The 
Columbia. 


Last Parade” for 


STAHL HOLDS PEN 

John M. Stahl is the latest screen 
director to join ranks of Universal 
picture writers. 


VINCENT RETURNS 

Frank Vincent, former Western 
manager for Orphem, returned 
Monday from a trip east. 


Back to Normal 

“Charlie,” said George Sid- 
ney to his partner in com- 
edy, “won’t you be glad when 
we get through this series of 
‘Cohens and Kellys’ so we 
can go back to wearing reg- 
ular clothes instead of Scot- 
tish kilties and Arabian and 
African shorties?” 

Charlie Murray glanced 
down at the abbreviated khaki 
shorts. “Shure, and I will at 
that,” said he. “Let’s go 
over to the cafe and you or- 
der gefultefish and I’ll get me 
a mulligan stew, just to keep 
our identity.” 


BAXTER IN SPIDER 

Warner Baxter has been assigned 
lead . role in “The Spider,” Fox- 
Movietone version of Fulton Curs- 
ler’s stage drama. Henry King to 
direct. 


WEST FINISHES PIC 

John and Buster West have just 
completed a new Educational-Van- 
ity comedy, titled “Don’t Give Up.” 


‘MOON’ DATE SET 

Lillian Albertson and Louis O. 
MacLoon will open “The New 
Moon” at the Biltmore October 27. 


CARLE TO GOTHAM 

Richard Carle has left for New 
York to join Goetz’s new musical 
show which had Charles King and 
Ted Healy. 


WILL MARRY AGAIN 

Alan Roscoe has announced in- 
tention of remarrying his divorced 
wife, Barbara Bedford. 


JOAN FLIES BACK 

Joan Bennet has returned by air 
to Hollywood after a three weeks 
vacation in New York City. 


FELIX WITH FOX 

Seymour Felix, dance director, is 
the newest addition to the Fox- 
Movietone directorial ranks. 


CHARACTER GAL SET 

Lillian Leighton has been signed 
by Charles Brabin for a role in 
“The Great Meadow,” which he is 
now making from the Elizabeth 
Maddox Roberts novel of early 
Kentucky days. 


Three Directions 
Motion Embodied 
In ‘Rotary Shot’ 

What is called the “rotary 
shot” has been perfected at 
United Artists for Mary Pick- 
ford’s “Kiki.” 

Giant perambulator-elevator, 
containing a caged camera 
platform, was built.. Peram- 
bulator hangs from a rail at- 
tached to the ceiling of one of 
the stages. Perambulator 
moves in either a straight line 
or a semi-circle as desired, 
and the elevator moves up or 
down at will by a special sys- 
tem of weights and pulleys. 

It giyes a camera range of 
the entire stage in any direc- 
tion and from floor to ceiling 
and requires a crew of six 
men. 


OCT. 18, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE SEVEN 


Harold J. Booh 

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. — It 
was a week of fair picture business, 
characterized by many surprises 
when check-up time came. Chief 
among these were: the brody of 
“Liliom” at the Fox; the good busi- 
ness done' by Clara Bow in “Her 
Wedding Night” at the Paramount; 
the upward jump in receipts taken 
by “Whoopee” in its second week 
at the California. 

Fox dipped to its lowest low in 
months on Charles Farrell in “Lil- 
iom.” Picture had little draw, and 
when customers got in the house 
they laughed at many of the best 
sequences. A weak Fanchon and 
Marco unit, “American Beauty,” 
was of no assistance. Result was 
$34,000 gross. “Scotland Yard” 
opens Friday. 

While many thought adverse 
publicity given Clara Bow would 
hurt “Her Wedding Night” at the 
Paramount, quality of the picture 
was such that customers to the ex- 
tent of $19,000 worth, came to see 
the show which included Walter 
Iiiers in person with a stage pre- 
sentation. Horace Heidt and band, 
big local favs, open Friday for a 
week. 

Paramount’s “Whoopee” with 
Eddie' Cantor opened two weeks 
ago at the California drawing but 
mediocre attendance. Reports have 
it that Sam Goldwyn burned plenty 
at the poor business, and ordered a 
heavy publicity campaign unleashed, 
climaxing in Friday night appear- 
ance of Cantor himself. Result was 
an increase of several grand in re- 
ceipts, with about $19,000 in the 
b.o. Norma Talmadge in “Du 
Barry, Woman of Passion” is in for 
two weeks. 

Eoew’s Warfield opened Fox’s 
“Up the River” Sunday to mighty 
neat biz and has been holding up 
well. Radio’s “Half Shot at Sun- 
rise” at the Orpheum closed after 
two weeks with a final figure of 
$7500. 

Embassy held over George Arliss 
in “Old English” a bit too long and 
second week did but $8000. “Maybe 
It’s Love” is now in for only five 
days. Publix’s St. Francis got $7500 
with F.N.’s “City Lights.” Cheva- 
lier now getting the attention in 
“Playboy of Paris.” 



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producer, it was the one accorded 
Henry Duffy when he staged his 
comeback at the Alcazar on Thurs- 
day night, and the President on Fri- 
day. 

Evidence aplenty of the popular- 
ity of that red-headed actor-pro- 
ducer was manifest when Duffy and 
his charming wife, Dale Winter, 
were greeted with applause on their 
initial appearances, and were given 
still another demonstration when 
Terry made a brief curtain speech. 

* * * 

SPOTLIGHTS 

Walter Hiers was negotiating for 
an Austin to break the jump be- 
tween the William Taylor hotel and 
the Paramount . . . but the deal fell 
through when Hiers demanded a six 
passenger car . . . Dick Parks . . . 
the L. A. booker and duplicate of 
Wallace Beery . . . Bob Carleton 
and Julie Ballew riding in the Gov- 
ernor elevator . . . Art Schwartz get- 
ting stuck with the luncheon check 
for A1 Sather, Bill Foy and another 
guy . . . Mrs. Lon Chaney was in 
from Hollywood . . . but kept away 
from press and public . . . Adolph 
Dohring talking about the beer in 
Germany . . . 

Times are getting so tough that 
bookers are offering split afternoons 

in the Emporium window . . . Irving 
Ackerman lunching in Herbert’s . . . 
Mike Rosenberg, big theatre main- 
tenance man, also there . . . Terry 
Duffy dashing from the Alcazar to 
the President . . . George Hood, Al- 
cazar manager, in the lobby . . . 
Edgar Waite attends “Michael and 
Mary” . . . Lucille Gordon drops 
into the office for a few inquiries . . . 

John Walters eating a hamburger 
. . . with ketchup, mustard and 
plenty of pepper and salt . . . hot 
stuff . . . Arthur Ward . . . who 
leaves for Sioux City this week . . . 
to open for RKO . . . Cherry Mal- 
lotte talks it over with Louie Graf. 

Here’s Duffy’s personnel at the 
Alcazar: George Hood, manager 

. . . Herbert Mitchell and Earl Jan- 
sen, treasurers . . . G. McLaughlin, 
supt. . . . Henry Caubisens, stage 
mgr. . . . George Gibson, scenic art- 
ist .. . Eddie Barton, props . . . 
Harry Thierman, mechanics . . . 
Clarence Kiernan, electrician . . . 
and at the President it’s . . . Charlie 
Joseph, manager . . . Victor Leffler 
and Laddie Frahm, treasurers . . . 
Fritz Warnke, musical dir. . . . Tom 
Burke, stage mgr. . . . Selwyn Sachs, 
supt. . . . Fred Rickman, scenic art- 
ist . . . A. L. Parker, mechanics . . . 
J. B. Stebbins, props. . . . Louis 
Kruger, electrician . . . and what 
about Bob Kroeze . . . 

Henry Starr on the phone . . . 
letting us know about his new radio 
job . . . Thelma Crocker was pub- 
licly married to Lloyd Wilson at the 
food show last week . . . seven years 
ago Count Bernivici, now at the 
Golden Gate, did a vaude act around 
here with his brother . . . when the 
family name was Wolf . . . Maury 
Foiadare and Charlie Koerner 
double o a few things around the 
Par . . . 

* * * 

FAMOUS LIES OF SHOW 
BUSINESS: “My artistic tempera- 
ment won’t permit me to work un- 
less the house is packed.” 


MEGS BUCK’S NEXT 

Christy Cabanne has been signed 
to direct the next Buck Jones film, 
“Dawn Trail.” 


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STOCKTON, Oct. 16. — Fox 
California got off to a flying start 
last Tuesday night when FWC pub- 
licity men engineered a rousing 
civic celebration in honor of the 
new 2800 seat house. 

Attending the opening from out 
of town, were Howard Sheehan, 
A. M. Bowles, Marjorie White, El 
Brendel with his wife, Clive Brook, 
John Mack Brown and Margaret 
.Churchill. 

Fox’s “Up the River” was the op- 
ening flicker. House will have first 
runs, probably holding them a 
week while the Fox State when re- 
opened after current re-decorations, 
will play its pictures for longer 
periods. Nick Turner manages both 
houses. 


PUBLIX IN GOLF 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
With opening of a pee-wee golf 
course in the old Portola, Publix 
hopes to make some money out of 
the venture since that chain holds 
a lease on the Portola site and is 
renting the spot to Frank Long 
and George Moyer. Understanding 
is that Publix gets a cut out of the 
profits. Gene Karlin, who for- 
merly managed the St. Francis for 
Publix is in charge of the Portola 
links which had a big opening this 
week. 

NEW EMBASSY POLICY 

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16.— 
No more holdover pictures for the 
Embassy, unless they’re a good 
draw. Bill Wagnon has decided to 
play his features for only seven 
days, and then, after two months 
clearance, book them into his sec- 
ond run Davies down the street. 

PRESS AGENT’s”bAND 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Maury Foiadare is in from Los An- 
geles to handle advance publicity on 
Horace Heidt’s band, which opens 
at the Paramount on Friday for a 
week. Foiadare put in a lot of his 
best licks around Oakland and 
Berkeley where the Heidt band got 
its start several years ago as a Uni- 
versity of California organization. 


TRIPP IN CHARGE 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
General Talking Pictures, distribs 
of DeForest equipment, have op- 
ened local offices on Golden Gate 
avenue with Jack Tripp in charge. 


THOME WITH PUBLIX 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16- 
Ray Thome is p.a. at Publix’s Cali- 
fornia, succeeding Jack Gault. 


VOIGHT IS ILL 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Fred Voight, Fox exchange man- 
ager, is again confined to his home 
by illness. 


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OAKLAND, Oct. 16.— Produc- 
ing firm of Emil Bondeson and Dick 
Marshall at the Dufwin has been 
augmented by the addition of J. 
Nolo Miller as a partner. New line- 
up of plays set for the ensuing 
months includes “It’s a Boy,” 
“Kongo,” “June Moon,” “Front 
Page,” “Shanghai Gesture,” “Com- 
mand to Love” and “Caprice.” A 
number of these pieces will play the 
Dufwin after Ackerman and Harris 
have produced them at their Tivoli,, 
San Francisco. 

* * * 

A few weeks ago Fox Films bor- 
rowed the old revenue-cutter, “Bear,” 
from the City of Oakland, promis- 
ing a wealth of publicity in return 
for use of the boat. City fathers 
took a look at “The Sea Wolf” at 
the Fox Oakland, in which the 
“Bear” was used, and now have re- 
ferred the question to the city at- 
torney for that gentleman to find 
out how Oakland benefited. 

* * * 

Orpheum has a classy new 
marquee with Neon deckings that 
doll up front of the house consider- 
ably. 

* * * 

Fox Oakland did a neat business 
on “Sea Wolf” last week, the Sat- 
urday midnight show being one of 
the heaviest yet. 


HEINEMAN MOVES 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16 — 
W. J. Heineman has moved, his div- 
isional offices of Universal pictures 
to the Los Angeles exchange where 
he will make his headquarters. 
Heineman was all set to occupy an 
upholstered office in the new local 
Universal exqhange when the shift 
came. 


RECRUITING CAST 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Donald Peck passed through here 
this week to pick up cast members 
for the musical comedy stock com- 
pany he is opening at the Vancouver 
Theatre, Vancouver, on Oct. 21. 
Era Briggs, local singer, was among 
cast, most of which came from Los 
Angeles. 


EXCHANGES MOVE 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Universal Exchange has moved to 
new and spacious quarters on Hyde 
street, surrendering previous Golden 
Gate offices to First National. 
M-G-M and United Artists are due 
to move soon to Hyde and Eddy, 
and both Warners and F.N. will 
take those locations. 


MAGILL QUITS 

SAN FRANCISCO,' Oct. 16.— Af- 
ter several years in ace Publix 
houses on the Coast where he was 
featured as “the megaphone king” 
Eddie Magill has turned in his no- 
tice. _ Reported differences between 
Magill and Publix execs caused the 
resignation. 


JOAN COMES BACK 

Joan Bennett returned after her 
three weeks vacation in New York, 
which she spent with her mother, 
Mrs. E. F. Pinker. 


RHODES AND 
MANNERS IN 
IRONS’ SHOW 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Shift in the cast of Warren Irons’ 
burlesque show at the Capitol have 
Cecil Manners and June Rhodes as 
soubrette and ingenue, succeeding 
Ginger Britten and Ann Allison. 
Miss Manners comes from Detroit, 
where she was with Olammage at 
the Gaiety. 

Charles Fritcher is back in his 
comic’s job after a short illness, and 
Bozo Fox is out. George Murray 
is due to close Oct. 22, with no 
successor yet named. 

Eugene Koneger, house police 
officer, is being drafted for a num- 
ber of lighter roles. 


OFFICIALS ATTEND 
OPENING OF FOX 
BERKELEY HOUSE 


BERKELEY, Oct. 16.— Attend- 
ed by Fox West Coast execs from 
Los Angeles and San Francisco the 
new Fox California threw open its 
doors last Saturday night, screen- 
ing Paramount’s “Follow Thru” as 
the opening film. 

Oscar Oldknow, Winfield Shee- 
han, Howard Sheehan, A. M. 
Bowles and Charlie Thall were 
among those in attendance. 

Clarence Laws manages this first 
run house, which is the third Fox 
house in this, college town. 


BACK IN S. F. 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Charlotte Linne, vaude and pre- 
sentation songstress, returned this 
week from several months spent in 
Europe. She is headquartering 
here. 


PARK IN S. F. 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Dick Parks, head of the Parks The- 
atrical Agency, Los Angeles, and 
successful marathon promoter, was 
in from Los Angeles to look over 
the local field. 


TEAM GOES ACROSS 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— 
Claire Cortez and Don Marquis, 
ballroom dance team, will leave the 
Hotel St. Francis soon for a Euro- 
peon tour that opens them January 
1 in Holland. 


WAGNON EXECS 

SAN FRANCISCO,* Oct. 16 — 
New exec lineup of Wagnon’s Em- 
bassy and Davies has Don Robin- 
son as general manager of both 
houses, with Jack Roberts in charge 
of the Embassy and Don Waite, 
chief of the Davies. Perry Silvey is 
p. a. for both houses. 


ROLE FOR HOPTON 

Russell Hopton signed by Colum- 
bia for featured role of Sheridan, 
district attorney, in “The Criminal 
Code,” starring Walter Huston. 


WALSH EDITS AUNT 

“Charley’s Aunt,” directed by A1 
Christie, is completed, and is being 
edited by Sid Walsh. 


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INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


OCT. 18, 1930 


REVIEWS 

COMMENT 


RADIOLAND 


CHATTER 

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SAN FRANCISCO 
RADIO NOTES 


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. — A system of silent communication by 
which radio station technicians can carry on a conversation with studio 
artists and directors during a program broadcast has been developed by 
engineers of NBC and the Telautographic Corp. Under the silent Tel- 
autographic system, a light advises the artist when the control room 
seeks his attention. Then the message is delivered by Telautograph. 

Device will be put in the San Francisco NBC headquarters soon. 

* * * 

“INSIDE FACTS’’ HEREWITH PRESENTS FIRST OF A 
SERIES OF LISTS, GIVING PERSONNEL, EXECUTIVE AND 
ARTISTS OF BAY DISTRICT RADIO STATIONS. CLIP AND 
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* * * 

KFRC PERSONNEL 

1000 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco 
(Don Lee-Columbia Chain) 


HARRISON HOLLIWAY 
Manager 

MEREDITH WILLSON 
Musical Director 
EUGENE HEYES 
Concert Master 
MONROE UPTON 
Publicity Director 


MERLE MATTHEWS 
Production Manager 
EDWARD WILSON 
Commercial Director 
WALTER BUNKER, JR. 
Chief Announcer 
WALTER KELSEY 
Asst. Musical Director 


FRANK MOSS, Vocal Director 

STAFF 

Eleanor Allen, organist; Mary Pasmore, violinist; Abe Bloom, pop 
singer; A1 and Cal Pearce, harmony team; Charles Cartier, pop singer; 
Herman Reinberg, ’cellist; Gilbert Hyde Chick, tenor; Nita Mitchell, 
blues singer; Robert Rourke, violinist; Fred Linn Church, announcer; 
Bill Cowles, accompanist. 

Juanita Tennyson, soprano; Monroe Upton, announcer, comedian; 
Clark Sisters, harmony team; Hazel Warner, pop contralto; Madelaine 
de Mischel, accordionist; Cecil Wright, hill billy; Edna Fischer, pop 
pianist; William Wright, comedian; Robert Graham, baritone; Western- 
ers, male quartet; Mary Lewis Haines, domestic science. 

Mac, Harry McClintock, hill billy; Tommy Harris, pop singer; 
Doakes and Doakes (Hardy Gibson), comedy team; Eugene Hawes 
(Pedro), comedian; Winifred Louthain,- daily chats; Harold Horton, 
announcer; Arnold Maguire and Tommy Monroe, Lem ‘n’ Lafe, black- 
face act; John Hoss, basso; Norman Nielsen, tenor; Margaret O’Dea, 
contralto; Robert Olsen, tenor; Edna O’Keefe, novelty singer; Francesca 
Ortega, Spanish singer. 

TECHNICAL STAFF 

* * * 

Alan Cormack, director; Victor de Roco, technician; Liston Bowden, 
technician; Don Cameron, technician; James McArdle, technician 

* * * 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. — In a shifting of sponsored programs 
on local stations, Tommy Monroe and Bob Allen have left Lloyd Hill- 
man and his “1640 Boys” program on KYA, shifting to KLX, Oakland 
where they will handle a broadcast for the Motor Credit Corp 

* * * 

Taking Monroe’s and Allen’s place on the 1640 program, is Henry 
Starr who left NBC about two weeks ago. Starr will do his stuff over 
the KYA ether lanes for five weeks; then will shift to KPO Later 
he will temporarily move to Los Angeles where KECA will take the hour 

* * * 

Formation of the new United Broadcasting Co. is seen as a great 
break for KTAB, a member of the Pickwick chain which was drawn into 
the UBC network. Although the UBC headquarters will be in Los An- 
geles, KTAB probably will get a power increase, more money to spend 
for talent and a better opportunity for more commercial accounts. Or- 
chestra will be dispensed with, and a number of changes in artist per- 
sonnel are looked for. Bob Roberts remains as manager 

* * * 

Columbia Pictures has landed a self-plugging episode of talk titled 
Roger and Ellen” over KGGC. Josephine Friscella and George Ross 
read the skits. Harold Davis Emerson Columbia studio writer, wrote 
the series, which has considerable mention in it of Mickey Mouse car- 
toons and various of the Columbia players. 

* * * 

A new athletic feature, including a question box, comments and views 
on sporting events and intimate stories of sporting people are a part of 
an NBC program being done by Jack Keough with a local clothing store 
as sponsor. 

* * * 

The Lucille Gordon Players, presenting Wednesday afternoon 
sketches over KJBS, include John Seifert, director; Jean Moore, Patsy 
O’Brien, Ruth Benze and Richard Blackiston. 

* * * 

Liston Bowden has been promoted from KFRC’s technical depart- 
ment to the position of sound engineer for all the station’s broadcasts 

* * * 

Sunny Cohan and Lucille Atherton Harger have been dropped from 
KFRC S payroll and Bill Cowles has been added to the staff as accom- 
panist. 

* * * 

A new feature over KTAB is the Night Owls from 11:30 to 1 night- 

ly, except Sunday. Willard Kimball is m. c. and artists are Chili Peppers 
Alice Blue, Gerda Lundberg, Muzzy Marcelina and others. 

* * * 

After a short jaunt to the Northwest on a decidedly personal mission 
George Nickson, KYA tenor, has returned. There seems to be romance 
m the air. 

* * * 

Freddie Heward and Mort Grauenhorst are doing some neat fiddle 
and gitter duo work on NBC programs. 

* * * 

J. L. Pattison is out of KTAB. 
sketches. 



KH J 

Expectations of lovers of fine 
music were realized with the broad 
cast of the New York Philharmonic 
concert October 12, from New York 
over the Columbia Broadcasing 
System, released locally by KHJ. 

Although Goldmarks, “Spring Ov- 
erture,” was haunting in its com 
bination of Hungarian and Oriental 
melody, full honors for the two 
hours concert must go to Bee- 
thoven’s Eighth Symphony. 

Erich Kleiber, who welded the 
baton of the New York Philhar- 
monic Sym'-'ho—- composed of 111 
musicians also conducted for the 
Columbia Network, Scherzo Cap- 
riccioso, Opus 66 by Dvorak. 

* * * 

KFI 

Leopold Stokowski, through the 
courtesy of Philco, conducted Phil- 
adelphia S” , ™'>hony Orchestra of 
110 musicians, termed by many the 
greatest symphony orchestra in the 
world, in four modern compositions. 

Program was rather boring, bein~ 
of slow tempo, with exception of a 
“Fire Dance Number.” Released 
over National Broadcasting Com- 
panv, coming to Los Angeles over 
KFI. 

* * * 

KGF J 

. From 3 to 5 p. m., Lani Mcln- 
tire and his six Hawaiians tinkled 
ukeleles in a stirring rendition of 
native music over KGFJ, the 24 hr. 
station. They’re — -od, every one 
of them and Ben McGlashan should 
be congratulated on having so good 
a collection to offer to radio land. 


KHJ AGAIN PICKED 
FOR KENT FINALS 


Pickups and Viewpoints 


CLASSIC AND POP FROM L. B. 

Everett Hoagland can justly lay claim to having a top 
notch program radiating from KGER in Long Beach every 
evening from 6:30 to 7:30 when he appears with his musical 
pot-pourri and his Hoagland Troubadors from 9 to 10, and 11 
to 11 :30, according to the amount of phone calls during broad- 
casts and fan mail. 

The musical potpouri, which the fans appreciate, because 
of fine variety, combines the classics with the more popular 
form of musical entertainment. A decided contrast is af- 
forded between, for example,, “Just a Little Closer,” and Men- 
delsohnn’s “Spinning Song,” both of which were very nicely 
rendered by Hoagland’s organization. Idea of interspersing 
popular with pleasing chamber music has won approval of 
many listeners of the Beach City station. 

THAT RADIO SHAKE-UP 


Past several months in and around 
Los Angeles and Hollywood have 
witnessed a shake-up of station 
staffs. Most notable to occur were 
the reshifting of officers at KHJ, 
KMTR, KNX and KMPC. It seems 
to have started when Glen Rice re- 
signed from the position of assist- 
ant to Naylor Rogers at KNX sev- 
eral months ago and took lead at 


KMPC, the MacMillan Station at 
Beverly Hills. Both KFWB and 
KNX are scheduled for sweeping 
changes according to inner rumbl- 
ings, although Charles Gabriel, for- 
mer radio editor of the Los An- 
geles Evening Express, and now as- 
sistant general manager to Vice 
President Naylor Rogers has not 
expressed a definite policy. 


KHJ has again been selected by 
the Atwater Kent Foundation to 
broadcast state finals in its fourth 
annual auditions. Last year, the 
finals, broadcast over KHJ, received 
7000 votes of listeners, the largest 
number recorded in the United 
States. 

Interest which the Southland has 
shown in this effort to discover and 
help young artists is reflected in the 
fact that 700 contestants have en- 
tered the lists this year, nearly 
double that of last year. 

Last year, Southern California 
regarded as a State (California is 
the only State divided into two so- 
called States for the purposes of the 
audition) ranked third in its num- 
ber of aspirants, a jump from twelfth 
to third place in two years. Iowa 
was on top. 


BIG POWER FIGHT ON 

Six stations of the fifth zone, west 
of the Rockies, fighting in Wash- 
ington, D.C., for permission of the 
Federal Radio Commission to op- 
erate on a power of 50,000 watts, 
have representatives on the ground, 
who even now are probably hear- 
ing the verdict. According to prev- 
ious announcement, the fifth zone 
can have only four 50,000 watt sta- 
tions and already KFI and KNX 
have been granted permission, thus 
slating four of the six competing 
stations to disappointment. 

Other stations grimly racing for 
coveted increase of power are KPO 
and KFRC, San Francisco, KHJ, 

Los Angeles, KOMO, Seattle, and 
KSL, Salt Lake City. 

An interesting fact is that KHJ, 
KFRC, and KOMO, by some rul- 
ing of the Federal Radio Commis- 


sion are so-called ‘regional” stations 
and according ‘to law, limited to 
1000 watts. This will probably mean 
a difficult struggle for the three sta- 
tions. 

Current opinion indicates that 
Los Angeles has her share of 50,000 
watt stations with KFI and KNX. 
In the event that KHJ should miss 
with the commission, the permit 
for greater power will, in all likeli- 
hood, fall to Don Lee through 
KFRC in San Francisco. 

Fourth station to have the in- 
crease probably will be KOMO, 
Seattle, or KSL, Salt Lake City. 
Seattle, by virtue of being a mari- 
time city has just claim to the in- 
creased power, while Salt Lake, an 
important railroad junction and in- 
land metropolis, is placing equal 
stress upon the necessity of added 
power. 


NEW RADIO PRODUCT 


SEVENTEEN WEEKS 
FOR “STAR SCRIBE’ 


He wrote the Togo and other 


HAVE YOU HEARD 

BILLY VAN 


On K. G. E. R? 


STOP and LISTEN to the 

WESTERNERS 

MALE QUARTET 
KFRC San Francisco 


PROGRAM HASHING 
PUTS OLSEN AHEAD 

George Olsen and his music, be- 
ing featured in the M-J-B Demi- 
Tasse Revue, are being broadcast 
from KHJ over the Columbia 
Chain every Friday night, 8 to 8:30 
o’clock. The change is made neces- 
sary by the annual re-scramble of 
programs, attending the East’s re- 
turn to Standard time. 

Olsen’s numbers will include the 
latest and. most popular hits that 
scored during the preceding week. 


Nothing in the way of physical 
hazards stops Joan and Mark, prin- 
cipals of “Star Reporter,” a series 
of newspaper playlets that are re- 
leased regularly over KMTR on 
Monday eyenings, from 9 to 9:30. 

On the air 17 weeks with each 
episode a different, complete story, 
the personnel of the “Star Report- 
er,” may justly claim the record for 
having, the longest constant series 
of radio plays presented over one 
station without a break. 

Nancy Drexel, formerly with Wil- 
liam Fox studios, plays the femi- 
nine lead of Joan Huntley, a fea- 
ture writer. Negotiations for serial 
rights to the episodes are being con- 
ducted between Universal and the 
authors, it is asserted. 


BUCK IN RECORDS 

A. G. Buck, for the nost year 
manager of the Picture-Music de- 
partment of RCA Photophone, 
Inc., has been appointed manager of 
the record order and production 
division, with headquarters at Cam- 
den, N. J. Mr. Buck succeeds J. L. 
Crewe, Jr., resigned. 


ARE ASSOCIATES 

Douglas MacLean and A1 Boas- 
berg have been signed as associate 
producers by RKO. 


RKO TAKES HEAVY 

Bill Davidson has been awarded 
a “heavy” role in RKO’S “Hook, 
Line and Sinker.” 


From Jack Joy, manager of pro- 
ductions at KFWB, comes word of 
a new type of performer, produced 
by radio. Joy describes a rather 
mild, well dressed fashionplate, in 
comparison to the talkative troupers 
of vaudeville and legitimate. 

Every profession has its require- 
ments, and undoubtedly radio, which 
is steady, and minus the vigorous 
influence of road shows, stage hands 
and absconding managers, has a 
more quieting influence upon the 


characters of the performers. The 
atmosphere of a studio is a little 
more refined than the wings of a 
second run circuit house. 

Joy, an old time trouper and 
vaudeville orchestra leader, offered 
an explanation. Bragadacio on the 
part of radio performers is lacking 
because artists, who broadcast have 
no immediate way of finding how 
their work clicks, with the audience, 
and they’re constantly wondering. 


SWAGGER INN GOES 
ON KMTR SHORTLY 

Swagger Inn, popular rendezvous 
of stage and screen folk, formerly 
known as. “Coffee Dan’s” on Hill 

Tviorm’ F° on the air from 

KMTR as a regular weekly feature 
shortly, it was announced. 

Paul McPherson and his band 
will furnish music, playing latest 
dance hits and accompanying the 
impromptu entertainment that will 
be. presented with Art Varian at the 
microphone as master of cere- 
monies. 

Carl Pelley, manager will have 
his portion of the “mike,” in the 
coming interesting broadcasts. 


SALESMAN WRITES 

Continuities for KGER are 
ground out by one of the sales ex- 
ecutives, Herbert Connor, and Cath- 
erine 'Brown, comedienne. 


Cerro 

Chico 

Apts. 

MRS. WILL DAVIS, Mgr. 
3517 Marathon St. 
OLympia ‘5983 

2 Blocks East of Corner 
Melrose and Hoover 

Half way between Broadway and 
Hollywood. Unobstructed pano- 
ramic view. Large singles and 
doubles — Frigidaire, service and 
extras. Individual entrance. 


CYRUS TROBBE 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR 


Scrapbook 
Midnight Melodies 


Shell Happy Time 
Salon Orchestra 


MASTERS OF MUSIC 

PROGRAMS 


KPO 


SAN FRANCISCO 


OCT. 18, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE NINE 


NEW COAST NET WORK OPENS NOV. 1 


DENVER SPOT-NEWS 

L. C. “DUSTY” RHODES 

Representative 1411 Seventeenth St. TAbor 9901 


Holden Swiger, manager of Publix, Denver, is back in town after sev- 
eral weeks vacation. Swiger visited a number of theatres in the South 
and reports business was good. The Denver man also attended the re- 
opening of th College Inn in Chicago, and made arrangements for the 
personal appearances here of several well-known movie stars, and is now 
wrestling with the powers that be for the return of Ted Mack, popular 
master of ceremonies, long at the Denver. Ted is going like a house 
afire at the New York Paramount, where he got a hurry call to pinch hit 
for Rudy Vallee as m. c. 

* * * 

Business continues to hold its own with the smaller theatres on Curtis 
Street. These houses, with exception of Publix Rialto and the America, 
are all second run, and on Saturdays and Sundays it is hard to get in 
any of them after 7 p. m. Harry Huffman’s Aladdin offers Milton Sills 
in “The Sea Wolf,” Fox News, Vitaphone Varieties, a fashion film and 
several other attractions for this current week. Business is always good 
at this house, which is located uptown. At his downtown stand, the 
animal life picture, “Africa Speaks,” holds the screen. There is ballying 
going on as to the opening attraction for the Tabor, now one of Huff- 
man’s holdings. 

* * * 

Empress, legit house, suddenly folded last night after only a three- 
week stand. People didn’t seem to want the kind of plays offered 

* * * 

Eddie Cantor in “Whoopee” is the new show in The New Paramount, 
with Jackie and Jean offering a novelty at the twin consoles, called 
“Campus Tours.” This will be representative of leading colleges of the 
state. Short subjects- and an up-to-date edition of Paramount sound 
news will finish out the new bill. Lots for the money, fifty cents being 
the tariff at this beautiful new theatre. 

* * * 

_ Fox’s new Mayan theatre, at First and Broadway, is nearing comple- 
tion and will be ready for its formal opening about Nov. 1. The play- 
house, on the site of the old Queen, will have 1,200 seats, and represents 
the expenditure of $200,000. 


AIR ARTISTS WILL 

FORM OWN CLUB 

OAKLAND, Oct. 16. — KROW 
announces intention of forming an 
Oakland Club for radio artists, ac- 
cording to Frank Killinger, chief 
announcer. 

Fifty-seven artists form the large 
payroll of KROW, an independent 
station unsubsidized by any news- 
paper or outside agency. 


HE ‘SPECS’ TOO MUCH 

Sybil Fulmer, who does the 11:30 
p. m. organ recital for KGER on 
Saturdays, is a Long Beach theatre 
organist. Dick Dixon, staff organ- 
ist does program on the other six 
days. Dick is said to be near 
sighted and carries around a pair of 
spectacles for the street, one while 
playing the organ and a third set 
for spare equipment. 


MUTUAL SERVICE 
OFFERS BUSINESS 
HELP TO ARTISTS 


Mutual Service Bureau of 112 
West 9th Street, under the man- 
agement of Philip L. Greenburg, is 
rendering a valuable personal and 
confidential service to the theatri- 
cal and motion picture profession. 

This service was designed to fit 
the requirements of stars, players, 
directors, writers, editors, supervis- 
ors, dramatists, song writers, com- 
posers, cameramen, technicians, mu- 
sicians, radio stars, dancers, artists, 
playwrights, and the like. 

These people who may be con- 
fronted with problems that inter- 
fere with their personal business 
and affairs, which has caused many 
to be in debt, being pressed for un- 
paid bills, being sued over the pay- 
ment of bills, and having creditors 
troubling them, besides being finan- 
cially embarrassed at times, have 
found their business and financial 
affairs have not been properly man- 
aged, nor have they prepared them- 
selves a sufficient reserve to pro- 
tect themselves in the future should 
their earning power stop temporary. 

Purpose of this service, is to pro- 
tect those of the theatrical and mo- 
tion picture profession from losing 
money, to keep them away from 
disastrous schemes, keep them from 
buying worthless securities, real es- 
tate, and to keep them from spend- 
ing money on worthless merchan- 
dise, from losing their prestige with 
the public and the amusement pro- 
fession, keep them in the road of 
sound credit and business manage- 
ment, and the control of their in- 
vestments and holdings, besides the 
protection of their names from a 
business, personal, publicity, and ex- 
ploitation standpoint. 

Greenburg, who is a thorough 
business and financial manager, 
knows the angles of the amusement 
business, is therefore equipped to 
assist those that need his help con- 
fidentially, in a business-like manner. 


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‘ Vaudeville 
Facts 


Emile Boreo, French comedian, is 
back from Europe and has begun 
an RKO Circuit tour. 

* * * 

Ann Suter, probably the world’s 
most-traveled vaudeville artiste, has 
returned to her native America 
after an absence of five years, dur- 
ing which she has been twice 
around the globe. 

* * * 

Tom Patricola is scheduled to 
play RKO theatres, starting next 
month. 

* * * 

Frances White, diminutive sing- 
ing comedienne, opened this week 
in Paterson, N. J., to play good 
deal of time in major vaudeville. 

* * * 

Joe E. Brown, funster featured 
in Warner Brothers football spe- 
cial, “Maybe It’s Love,” will begin 
a week’s engagement at the Newark 
Branford theatre soon. 

* * * 

Marx Brothers have been booked 
for a personal appearance at War- 
ner Brothers Mastbaum theatre, 
Philadelphia, during the week be- 
ginning October 31. 

* * * 

Weaver Brothers, with their 
“Home Folks,’’ are not far from 
their native heath at the moment, 
and are booked to appear in the 
RKO Southern theatres following 
their engagement in Oklahoma City 
next week. 

* * * 

Jack Pearl, dialect comedian, is 
to begin a several weeks’ tour of 
RKO vaudeville, opening in New 
York October 25. 

* * * 

Bernard Granville and Neeley 
Edwards, new combination for 
vaudeville, appear this week in New 
York theatres. 

* * * 

Hawthorne and Inglis, A1 Mardo 
and Jack Janis, the Five Juggling 
Jewels, Evelyn Dean and the 
. Boulevardiers, with Dean and Ar- 
kin, Virginia Rucker, L. H. Gautier 
and company, Les Urbanis and the 
Gym Jam Girls also have RKO 
bookings. 


FEATURE IN SPANISH 

Universal will film a Spanish 
series of “Strange as It May Seem,” 
newspaper feature by John Hix. 
Eduardo Arozamena has been signed 
for speech synchronization. 


LOWE A GOLFER 

Edmund Lowe has put 'in two 
weeks filming scenes for Stewart 
Edward White’s comedy, “The 
Shopper-Newfounder,” at various 
golf clubs near Hollywood. Steady 
practice with the clubs has whittled 
a half dozen strokes from his game. 


NAME EASTERN REP. 

Charles H. Christie announces 
the appointment of Caroll Trow- 
bridge as Eastern representative for 
Christie Film Company interests. 


MUSE AT COLUMBIA 

Clarence Muse, colored comedian 
of the stage and screen, has been 
signed by Columbia for a comedy 
role in “Dirigible,” with Jack Holt 
and Ralph Graves. Frank Capra is 
directing. 


LOS ANGELES 
HOME OFFICE 
FOR ‘UNITED’ 

By ART LaVOVE 


Covering the Pacific Coast from 
Mexico to Canada, nine popular 
radio stations will be brought by the 
United Broadcasting Company into 
a new network beginning Novem- 
ber 1, according to an announce- 
ment issued by Frederick C. Dahl- 
quist, manager of the corporation. 

Los Angeles has been chosen 
headquarters of the new chain. 
World famous entertainers from 
stage and screen will be heard 
on daily programs. 

The “U” broadcasting company 
was formed by Frederick C. Dahl- 
quist, radio authority, and Maurice 
G. Cleary, former vice-president 
and treasurer of the United Artists 
Corporation, with a group of 
leaders in industries in Seattle, San 
Francisco, Los Angeles and San 
Diego. 

Included in the directorate and 
management of the company are: 
Louis Davis, Jr.J chairman of the 
board, American States Public Ser- 
vice Company; W. E. Vogelback, 
president of American Engineering 
and Management Company; Ed- 
ward Heller, banker, San Fran- 
cisco; Kenneth Humphries, former 
executive of Boeing Airplane Com- 
pany; George Comstock, official of 
Electric Products Corp., Seattle; 
Herbert Ihrig, vice president, Liv- 
ingston Brothers, merchants, Seat- 
tle, and A. W. Bjornstad, capitalist. 

Richard Haller, producer of “Cecil 
and Sally,” and other popular radio 
sketches will be production man- 
ager. 

Mr. Dahlquist states: 

“Entry of this extensive Pacific 
Coast chain of radio broadcasting 
stations, will add greatly to the pro- 
grams now available. It is our pur- 
pose to present the best in radio en- 
tertainment.” 

The first nine stations in- 
cluded in the Pacific Coast 
Chain are: Seattle, KXA; Bel- 
lingham, KV OS ; Medford, 
KMED; Portland, KXL; Eu- 
gene, KORE; San Francisco, 
KTAB; Los Angeles, KFWB; 
Los Angeles, KTM ; San Diego, 
KGB. 

Programs beginning November 1, 
will be three hour broadcasts from 
7 to 10 p. m. They will include 
musical and comedy numbers, news 
features, addresses and important 
world events. 

A large staff, recruited from the 
ranks of recognized radio artists 
and technicians, is now being or- 
ganized, according to Dahlquist. 


NORWORTHS IN FILMS 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Norworth, 
upon their return from Europe, 
made the third of their Vitaphone 
Varieties comedies, “The Naggers 
Go South.” Roy Mack directed. 
Another of the- Norworth domestic 
comedies is in preparation. 


HAZZARD FILM DONE 

Jack Hazzard, Broadway come- 
dian, has just completed a Vita- 
phone Varieties comedy, “The Dar- 
ling Brute,” directed by Alf Gould- 
ing with Helen Goodhue, William 
Halligan and Leslie Adams in the 
cast. 


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INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


OCT. 18, 1930 


Vaudeville and Presentations 


LOEW’S STATE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed October 9) 

“United States Indian Reserva- 
tion Band,” led by Chief Shunatona, 
has the main spot, supplying good 
orchestrations of popular numbers, 
outstanding of which was his ren- 
dition of the Robbins hit “Just a 
Little Closer.” Chief Shunatona 
has a good stage personality, work- 
ing on his audience with a deft 
touch, who gave him full measure 
of appreciation, for his special 
song and recitation. He has an ex- 
cellent speaking voice that should 
be okay for pics. In fact, Shuna- 
tona’s personality carries the Indian 
part of the show almost entirely 
upon his shoulders, and he puts 
over his jokes with telling ef- 
fect. Band as a whole would be a 
little more effective if they stuck 
closer to tunes with an Indian back- 
ground. 

Rube Wolf put over a good song 
number about daylight savings time, 
helped by Harry Vernon, who 
passed out the comedy gags with 
great effect. Rube then joined with 
Muriel Gardner in a humorous- 
sentimental song, which went over 
well. Excellent features- of the bill 
was Miss Gardner’s acrobatic toe 
offering, in which her pivoting split 
brought great applause. Her tech- 
nique was flawless. Mss Gardner 
proved a great foil for Rube Wolf 
and her work drew a heavy hand. 
Albertina Rasche girls followed, 
with a combination tap and toe, 
which was slightly ragged. Rube 
Wolf just about stopped the show 
with his punning about Indian his- 
tory. Brenck’s Golden Horse came 
on and gave nice effects. Girl was 
unbilled, but she added greatly to 
the effect of the number with some 
very nice posing. Act fitted in 
nicely with the whole entertain- 
ment. Had the girl been dressed 
as an Indian, the act’s value might 
have been heightened. 

Kerr. 


PARAMOUNT 

LOS ANGELES 

(Reviewed October 9) 

Horace Heidt and his Californians 
hit the acme of entertainment value 
in their great stage show, current 
at the Paramount Theatre. They 
lived up to their reputation. Out- 
standing features were tempo varia- 
tions, versatility, and originality of 
ideas. 

Opening with a fast Tiger Rag, 
the boys then swung into the tunes 
of “Monte Carlo.” “The Twelfth 
Street Rag” gave them the oppor- 
tunity to use four or five different 


instruments with great effect. Then 
a trio, Dinny Moore, Harold Plum- 
mer, and Jerry Bowen, sang ‘Swing- 
in’ in a Hammock.” 

By this time the show was hot. 
The Dance of All Nations, featur- 
ing Dick Morgan in an eccentric 
shuffle, brought down the house. 
Clarence Moore put Lobo, the po- 
lice dog, through a v?ry entertain- 
ing act. Boys put over the Cali- 
fornia Glee Club Songs, and fol- 
lowed with a very clever caliope 
number. Song with gestures, 
“Three Blind Mice,” was good, and 
the boys did a dancing specialty, 
featuring Heidt and Ralph Lykins. 
Heidt then introduced Stuart Grow, 
who played “The Carnival of Ven- 
ice,” on the cornet, doing excellent 
triple tongue work, hitting C above 
high C. Back again to the whole 
bunch with the “Bells of St. Mary,” 
and for a curtain encore, “Johnny 
Smoker.” 

Act was greeted with a great ova- 
tion before the curtain rose and the 
enthusiasm grew as the act pro- 
gressed. Heidt and his band make 
an ace bet for any show, cabaret, or 
ballroom. 

Rubinoff got a very good hand 
with his overture, “Chansons 
Russe.” His skill as a violinist does 
not need commendation; it was 
properly appreciated. Due perhaps 
to the nervousness incident to a first 
show, Rubinoff over-stepped in con- 
ducting, at times getting ahead of 
himself; but he appealed to the au- 
dience, and his technique will be- 
come more precise. 

Kerr. 


RKO THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed Oct. 13) 

Whoever booked this unit of four 
acts can step right up and take a 
bow, for he certainly sent in a pip 
of a show, that had about every- 
thing from soup to nuts. Units like 
this carries the “bring ’em back” 
flavor. 

Opened with Alice and Sonny 
Lamont, assisted by fern and male 
seniors. Alice Lamont slayed ’em 
with her wire walking, tap routine, 
with ditto for Lamont senior, who 
can gag plenty funny, while Sonny 
is a hefty looking wise-cracking 
m.c., who hoofs excellently and 
clowns for heavy belly laughs, keep- 
ing the tempo at lightning pace. 

Fleurette Jeoffrie, coloraturo so- 
prano, was in the deuce spot, with 
a repertoire of classics, that, after 
opening bars of her first number, 
had the audience completely at her 
will. Scored easily, and encored. 

Casa and Lehn, a pair of clown- 
ing but nevertheless excellent danc- 


ers, have a musical satire on Holly- 
wood that’s a riot. Assisted by four 
good-looking ferns. Miss Georgette, 
Yvonne Monoff and the Co-ed Sis- 
ters, who do song and dance spe- 
cialties in excellent shape. Fern 
takes some nifty falls for heavy 
laughs and hands. Act is up to the 
minute, dressed nicely. 

Ward and Van got a hand before 
they opened. Two encores were 
insufficient. Finally had to throw 
the lights out. 

Show closed with Bill Sharpies 
and his gang, local radio entertain- 
ers, as an added attraction. He 
had lots to offer in the way of en- 
tertainment. 

Introduced by Don Wilson, local 
announcer, whose diction could well 
be copied to good results. This boy 
has ease in front of the lights in 
the role of introducer. 

Sharpies has a western offering 
set in full that is nicely lighted and 
staged. Talent lined up pretty well. 
Led off with the Gold Medal Four, 
male quartette, who can hold their 
own any place as harmony purvey- 
ors. Bunola Kay next up with 
“Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” 
in excellent voice, also clicking. 
One of the hits of the evening, out- 
standing as a performer, was Clar- 
ence Muse, colored motion picture 
artist, in the role of Jackson. This 
boy is worth grabbing right now 
for stellar honors in colored roles. 
Sings well and knows his showman- 
ship. 

“Little Chester” was then intro- 
duced, doing a Peabody on a Pea- 
body banjo. His “St. Louis Blues” 
lacked the Peabody showmanship, 
and Chester would have fared bet- 
ter had he tried something original. 

Next up was Gramma and Gram- 
pa Sears. The elderly duo, with the 
lady at the piano and the male 
doing a fast “turkey trot” on the 
fiddle, scored easily. 

One of the outstanding hits was 
three good-looking young girls, 
“The Gingham Girls in Blue.” 
Here’s good material for any show, 
as the youthful ferns know their 
sweet harmony. Could have en- 
cored easily and should have. 

Pierre White, former musical 
comedy star, valiantly tried to sing 
against a cold, and like a good 
showman got across to good re- 
turns regardless, with a baritone 
solo, “Pm Coming Home to You.” 

Peaches Holden got over well 
with her “Dangerous Nan Mc- 
Grew,”. followed by Clarence Muse 
again in his own number, “Sleepy- 
time Down South,” scoring heavy. 
Chauncv Ramie, got a nice hand in 
a vodeling bit. 

Whole act was dressed western 
fashion, with Sharpies handling the 
role of m.c. in great shape. Used 
their radio sign-off good wish. 

Babi. 


FOX EL CAPITAN 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed Oct. 10) 

Home coming week for Jay 
Brower, Czar of the Mission dis- 
trict and baton wielder over El 
Cap’s excellent stage band. Gone 
for two weeks, a crowded house of 
ticket buyers welcomed him back to 
the fold like a long lost brother who 
just struck it rich. Around the 
m.c. Peggy O’Neill built a neat and 
comparatively inexpensive stage 
unit, that had flash and speed. 

Brower turned in two band num- 
bers that were pips. 

First a classical selection, the sec- 
ond, another of Brower’s nut char- 
acterizations, more goofy than any- 
thing he has yet put on. Funny 
what two weeks’ vacation will do to 
an m.c. 

Feature announcement of the 
show was Benay Venuta, KPO 
singer. Nicely gowned, the blonde 


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songstress did but one number and 
that, “I Like to Do Things For 
You,” working with Brower for 
plenty of laughs. Customers went 
for the Venuta-Bower combination 
and forced Miss Venuta to two 
speeches and a bunch of btDws. 

Cowan and Gray, combo acrobats 
working as Chinese, got laughs and 
had to return for a couple of more 
tricks. Lee Murray was spotted 
throughout .the opera, opening with 
a drunk number, returning for a hot 
hoofing episode. 

Joe O’Leary clicked, singing 
“Future 'Jlust Passed.” 

Line girls had a brace of num- 
bers, including an opening sequence 
framed to bring Brower on for his 
welcoming hand. 

Mel Hertz was at the Wurlitzer, 
still doing the community sing 
business of the town. Had a peach 
of a rap for daylight savings too. 
Picture was “Sea Wolf” (Fox). 

Hal. 


ORPHEUM 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed October 7) 

Jack Sprigg brought all of his 
RKOlians to the fore for this week’s 
musical offering, giving each of the 
trench musicians a crack at the solo- 
ing. 

Started with Harold Harris and 
Harris Hoburn in a sax; duo; Mike 
Hawk and Wally Landis with steel 
guitar and fiddle; Jack Seltenrich in 
a hot piano solo; Harry Vanella and 
Ted McWilliams, two hot trum- 
pets; Arnold Hutto at the xylo- 
phone; Bill Weller and Sprigg in 
trombone and trumpet offering and 
Lou Martino in hot clarinet and 
bass sax, supported by Loren Mc- 
Carthy and Wally Landis. 

At the organ Buss McClelland 
did a medley of war tunes, closing 
by introducing a new tune, Berlin’s 
“Mani’selle,” with Harold Harris 
singing. Okay all the way through. 

Radio’s “Half Shot at 'Sunrise” 
was the picture. 

Hal. 


RKO GOLDEN GATE 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed Oct. 10) 

Only three acts on this RKO 
unit, with most of the time going to 
Count Bernivici and girl band. 

Show opened by Dezso Retter 
with his familiar wrestling bit that 
has made him a well known vaude 
personality. Retter is now doing a 
lot of stuff he has never done be- 
fore. He clicked. 

Bob Carleton and Julie Ballew 
deuced it with gags and a little 
singing. Miss Ballew did the dizzy 
dame to perfection and Carleton 
proved a capable foil. 

Bernivici and band closed doing 
practically the same act seen last 
season. Ted Leslie, singer; Cecile 
Miller, dancer; and Darby Brown, 
comedienne, supported Bernivici. 

In the pit, Claude Sweeten and 
RKOlians did a novelty band num- 
ber. “Whistler and His Dog” which 
registered with the customers. 

Screen fare included “On Your 
Back” (Fox). 


FOX 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed Oct. 11) 

A combination of Fox’s “Liliom” 
and rainy weather was enough to 
keep ’em away from this Saturday- 
midnight show. Fanchon and 
Marco’s “American Beauty” Idea 
was no bargain, and the show was 
topped by Walt Roesner, back at 
the helm of the concert orchestra, 
after an absence of three weeks. 
Roesner did a repeat on his pre- 
yious successful overture, “Memor- 
ies of France,” closing with a smash 
tableau that had eight trombones 
and 12 drums augmenting the or- 
chestra. 

“American Beauty” featured Huff 
and Huff, Toots Novelle and Eddie 
Hanley with his gang of stodges. 
Westerners, male quartet, and Ar- 
mand and Perez were on for this 
late Saturday night opera. Dorothy 
Goff, “Miss Universe,” got all the 
breaks of the shows. Sammy Carr, 
orchestra banjoist, also did a num- 
ber. # 

With Roesner in the pit was Joa- 
quin Garay, who sang “Kfss Waltz” 
to great response. Mel Hertz did 
a community sing at the organ, 
highlighting with a great slap at 
daylight savings. 

A clever but short comedy, writ- 
ten by James Gleason, and directed 
at daylight saving, lost its effect at 
this show when customers ap- 
plauded for Garay ’way into the 
comedy. 

Bock. 


“MOONBEAMS” 

DENVER 
(Reviewed Oct. 10.) 

Not such a big house for this 
second performance. What must a 
performer do, to get a hand? The 
Publix “Moonbeams Unit,” is one 
of the best ever. With beautiful 
settings and an abundance of talent, 
this unit should have knocked them 
dead. But many a funny gag pass- 
ed with only a snicker. 

Show opened with Fred Schmitt’s 
Denver Grand orchestra presenting 
“Drinking Songs of Many Lands,” 
members of the band singing a 
number of these in pleasing man- 
ner. , 

Unit opened with band on stage, 
Dorothea Berke girls going through 
a cleverly executed and difficult tap 
routine, holding stage while Mae 
Wynn did a keen tap number. 

Ashley Paige, called king of the 
wooden keys, is worthy of his title, 
and ends playing with 6 hammers 
on xylophone, hoofing throughout 
the number. 

Senorita Carita, a lovely song- 
bird, sings Spanish numbers, while 
girls do a pretty routine with Span- 
ish effects. 

Holland and Knight show real 
grace and dancing ability, and do a 
fetching tango, that draws a good 
hand. 

Eddie Lambert takes top^ honors 
on this bill and the crowd! plenty 
cold, thought Eddie funny and 
treated him accordingly. He’s a 
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scream with his goofy chatter and 
crazy antics, playing the piano, sing- 
ing, (so he says) and wisecracking 
his way to the first decent hand of 
the show. He draws plenty of 
laughs with his humorous gab, and 
saved the day. Holland and Knight 
then back for another nifty dance, 
assisted by Lambert humorously 
telling what it’s all about. 

Finale, with all on, girls doing an- 
other Spanish routine. A mighty 
fine unit beautifully costumed and 
with talent galore. 

Gloria Swanson in “What a 
Widow’’ was the flicker. 

— Dusty. 


RIVOLI THEATRE 

DENVER 
(Reviewed Oct. 7.) 

Full house greeted Rivoli Play- 
ers this first evening performance, 
and the show got under way with 
girls going through a snappy rou- 
tine to “Where Are You Now.” 
Eddie Page, Bluey Morey and Tony 
Yale then on for a fast bit of busi- 
ness, that was good for plenty of 
laughs. 

Onye Lea, a stunning blond, sang 
“Where Are You,” this gal is some 
looker with personality plus. 

Tony Yale, comic and Margie 
Page, character woman, do a black- 
out that paralized the crowd, Yale 
knows his comedy. 

Rex Van, with his partner Bobby 
Davis, started off weak, with gab 
the people couldn’t seem to get, but 
gags worked up to a good hand for 
closing. 

Girl from the line, Tean La Valle, 
sang “Don’t Be Like That” in a 
sweet voice. Called back, she 
worked on a lad in the front box. 

Tony Yale came on for a goofy 
song, going into a hot tap dance. 
This got ’em, and he was called 
back three times. 

Another bit with Fauchon Mil- 
ton, Onye Lea. Margie Page, Buster 
Graves and Eddie Page, working, 
was effective and paid off to plenty 
of laughs. 

Fanchon Milton, dainty, getting 
a nice entrance hand, gave them a 
song going into a tap dance that 
was really good. Folks like this 
girl, and she was called back for 
more. 

Comedy quartette, “Fearless 
Four,” as usual, stopped the show 
cold. Their harmony, gags and 
antics keeping the house in an up- 
roar, they answer all requests, of- 
fering to do about anything, if pos- 
sible, singing, dancing, wrestling 
and what not. 

Plenty of good entertainment in 
this bill, show running one hour and 
15 minutes, which is plenty, for the 
two bit top asked. 

Dusty. 


PARAMOUNT 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed Oct. 10) 

Publix house has plenty of stiff 


competition from the 5000 seat Fox, 
a couple of blocks up the main stem, 
where there is a flashy stage show, 
a pretentious overture done by a 
35-piece orchestra, and generally a 
better picture. So far it‘s Fox’s 
fight. 

During the past two months Par. 
has had eight pictures, three of them 
good at the box office. Others have 
been just like this one, Clara Bow 
in “Her Wedding Night” — with no 
more box office pull than a pair of 
half trained seals. Main fly in the 
local Publix ointment has been the 
Par. stage shows. Some of them 
fair, others not so good. Witness 
this “Revue Moderne” unit, a pro- 
duction of Harry Gourfain’s. Nice 
scenery, but little else. Featured in 
the show is Walter Hiers, rotund 
comic from pictures but spread thro- 
ughout the affair are Cox and Dal- 
ton, average pair of male hoofers 
who do three numbers for no ap- 
parent reason. 

In his last week of an engagement 
running several months, Eddie Ma- 
gill does two numers, both of them 
repeats and both without the usual 
lighted megaphone that has become 
Magill’s trademark. Chanted “Kiss 
Me With Your Eyes” and “True 
Blue Lou,” and better direction of 
the pit orchestra would have helped 
him a lot. 

Hottest thing in the show was 
done by Marie Valli. who did snake 
hips and grinds while Yvette sang, 
and the line made up the back- 
ground. 

Walter Hiers landed with his line 
of chatter, delivered along Floyd 
Gibbons line, if not faster. Came 
on without even an announcement 
from the m.c. but the mob spotted 
him at once and gave him a nice 
reception. Had some good laughs 
in his offering. 

Unit was interrupted for a 15 
minute fur display, in which some 
fifty or sixty gals tripped across the 
stage and over the runway, calcu- 
lated to give the natives a flock of 
optical treats. 

A great plug for the fur company. 
Or was it? 

Presence of Eddie Magill as fea- 
tured vocalist shoved Orville Ren- 
nie into the background, and he was 
limited to but one ' number, which 
he tenored in okay style. 

G. Rodeon Dancers, class adagio 
trio of two gals and a fellow, click- 
ed with some neat terp. work, that 
segued into a rather lifeless finale. 
Line girls, trained by Val Nicolai, 
were better than they have been so 
far, though they had but little op- 
portunity. 

Publix is still hot on the com- 
munity singing, even in this chilly 
Paramount. 

No discredit to the very good or- 
ganing of Tim Crawford when cus- 
tomers evidently want to rest the 
pipes in this house. Crawford got 
over with his organ work despite 
the efforts at making a cold house 
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and La Bow in “Her Wedding 
Night,” with Emil Sturmer’s Para- 
mounteers in the pit, rounded out 
the show. 

Bock 


MILLION DOLLAR 
THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed October 9) 

Jack Laughlin’s Creations have 
speed, variety, and excellent line 
work. 

Laughlin is showing them how to 
book local acts and get good effect 
with but small production cost. 
With smaller local salaries, a greater 
variety is obtained, and productions 
are longer without losing any speed. 

Show is plenty big, ■ employing 
forty people. 

Starts with overture by the new 
theatre orchestra, conducted by S. 
W. Smallfield, and swings into the 
stage show, which takes place in a 
French village street. 

Chorus gives it a peppy send-off. 
Armond and Diane offer an adagio 
number, followed by another type 
Adagio, a real apache by Moreno 
and Moreno. Principals offered a 
comedy scene, and Alizar Du Mar- 
jorie put over a song. Margaret 
Clove did a splendid contortion bit. 
Then Edith Barton and A1 Haig 
offered some nicely timed comedy, 
and Haig followed with comedy 
acrobatics. Valliere Wade was fea- 
tured in a toe dance, with the en- 
semble behind singing. 

Hector’s Dogs put over a great 
routine, stressing the comedy angle. 
Audience gave them a big hand. 

Line girls then came on and 
worked up to an effective finale, 
showing finished technique, which 
does credit to Laughlin’s staging. 
Presentation runs 45 minutes. 

Bob. 


ORPHEUM 

SEATTLE 

(Reviewed October 13) 

Paul Remos and his three midgets, 
opened the show with some fast 
acrobatic work. Finest done here 
in a long time. Work aloft by two 
of the midgets with Paul as stand 
man, brought forth much response. 

Lots of hokum supplies Joe 
Young with material to work with. 
He is assisted by Myra Langford 
and Billy Riddell. 

Two good song numbers , inter- 
spersed with jokes that just missed 
being blue, were presented by 
Danny Small and Harry Mays. 
Numbers used were “Swinging in a 
Hammock,” with a new topical 
chorus, and “I’m Needin’ You.” 
Act is big time caliber and went 
over good. 

Bomby and his radio gang held 
headline spotlight and earned it. 
Music presented was of semi-classi- 
cal nature. Bomby, a tenor of good 
quality, presented “Song of Songs” 
in nice style. Heaviest responses 
went to Nathan Bacrach, baritone, 
on his singing of “The Vagabond 
Song.” Eva Noble, with a perfect- 
ly placed voice, sang Friml’s “Gia- 
nina Mia,” and Mignon Sutorious 
warbled a ballad in semi-popular 
style. The four then offered two 
quartet numbers in “Italian' Street 
Song,” and “Naughty Marietta,” 
and the widely known “Rigoletto” 
foursome. An accomplished pianist, 
billed as “Floretta,” supplied a fine 
background for all of these num- 
bers. 

Dale Jackson is back as the sing- 
ing usher, and worked with Tiny 
Burnett’s band to sell “Rose Marie” 
and “On an Alpine Honeymoon” 
for four encores. No organ solo 
by Myrtle Strong and many of the 
folks out front are beginning to no- 
tice it, as requests are coming in 
for appearance. 

Flicker was “Her Man.” 

Oxman. 


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HIPPODROME 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed Oct. 8) 

Recardo and Ashford, man and 
woman, opened show. Offered some 
novelty tricks on trapeze. One was 
picking up a handkerchief with 
knees on trapeze, without holding 
on. Other was dancing while 
swinging, without holding. Finish- 
ing trick was put over nice. 

Hanvey and Mclver, next. Two 
men blackface, offered a comedy 
routine of talk in good style. Also 
put over a couple of good songs. 
These are two oldtimers and know 
how to handle their material okay. 

Esther Campbell opened her act 
putting over a good whistling num- 
ber in nice costume. Then a change 
of costume, and two more numbers 
to big finish. 

Sterns Sisters next, playing vio- 
lin and cello. First number was a 
duet. Then each put over solos on 
the instruments to good returns. 
A fast number for finish. 

Sargent and Lewis, two men, 
next to closing. Offered some real 
hokum comedy talk. One man doing 
straight, the other in comedy make- 
up. One of them puts oyer a good 
number on the guitar, followed by 
more comedy. Comic plays clar- 
inet while other dances, for finish. 

Moore Dancers, closed the show. 
Three girl dancers and a girl singer. 

Dancers offered a routine of 
clever acrobatic and contortion 
tricks on toe. Followed by girl in a 
routine of high kicking and con- 
tortions. Girl singer put over two 
operatic numbers. She’s small, but 
oh what a voice. Dancers offered 
a classic dance for finish. 

Picture was “Hallelujah.” 

Bob. 


HIPPODROME THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed) October 12 

Geo. Downing and Co., woman 
assistant, opened show in full stage. 
Man in comedy makeup and lady 
straight. Offered routine of jugg- 
ling balls, hats, cigars, cannon 
balls, etc. Nice opening act. 

Bard and Abbe, man and woman, 
next. Offer some real hokum com- 
edy talk that went over big. Talk 
was new and act consequently, well 
received. 

Mitchell and Redmond, two col- 
ored boys with nice appearance, on 
next. Boys offered some plenty 
fast tap and buck dancing. For 
finish they put over a double rou- 
tine with each doing some very 
good knee drops. 

Garrett Price followed with some 
comedy talk, and a parody on “Get 
Out and Get Under the Moon.” 
Then a ballad and some more sto- 
ries. An impression of Will Ma- 
honey singing one of his songs for 
finish. Nice act. 

Lyons and Waterman, next to 
closing. Man and woman, with lat- 
ter doing the comedy. A good act 


with the femme comic handling her 
part of it okay. Plenty of person- 
ality. For finish the^ offer an ec- 
centric dance and go big. 

Robert and Co. one man and three 
ferns. Opens full stage, with a 
bunch of wax . dummies on stage. 
Robert enters in full dress and of- 
fers clever ventriloquism with the 
various dummies. Followed by one 
of the. girls offering two Spanish 
songs in great style. Very pretty 
and nice voice. Then Robert put 
over a comedy dance with one of 
the dummies that stopped the show. 
Act is a novelty and should get lots 
of work while here. 

Picture was “Love Comes Along.” 

Bob. 


FULTON GOES EAST 

Merideth E. Fulton, director of 
Fashion Features Studios, Inc., has 
left for a business trip to New York. 
He is to confer with George W. 
Gibson, president of the studio, con- 
cerning the coming spring fashion 
revues. Fulton will then return to 
the Black Hils country in South 
Dakota for a short vacation. His 
wife will meet him in Sioux City. 


B. B. B. Says; 

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Bebe Sherman at the Pan- 
tageS, last week in town. Fare- 
well party Tuesday nite. Chas. 
Chase writes another one in 
the act. Baby Boy! Brother 
Henry Berman writes can use 
acts for Club Forest, New Or- 
leans. If interested, see me. 
Mushy Callahan and Mildred 
Melrose winning dancing cups, 
Ouch! — B. B B.. 

P. S.— The CELLAR is at 
Cosmo Street, and Hollywood 
Boulevard . . . between Vine 
and Cahuenga . . . the phone 
numbers are GRanite 3382 and 
HOllywood 9159 . . . Parking 
is free at the lot across from 
the CELLAR . . . The CHRYS- 
LER and SAMSON are there. 

Thank You. 


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OCT. 18, 1930 


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ACC AT O MUS1NGS- 

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Edited by Jean Armand 



TUNING UP Billy Hamer 


.a OVER THE CLEFF^r 

By Will Davis 


LOS ANGELES GRAND OPERA ASSOCIATION has 
just closed the most prosperous season in its history. Night 
after night the immense Shrine Auditorium has been filled to 
capacity. On several nights hundreds were turned away. 
Philharmonic Orchestra, under direction of Arthur Rodzinsky, 
starts rehearsals Tuesday. This season, the usual big seat sell- 
ing campaign has been dispensed with, and the subscriptions 
are a good many thousands of dollars ahead of last year at 
this time. One of the chief reasons for the popularity of, and 
the demand for good music, is the broadcasting of high class 
music by the radio stations. 

* * * ♦— — — 


Robbins’ tune, “Here Comes 
the Sun,” has taken a tremen- 
dous spurt in sales. The num- 
ber was decidedly a dark horse 
until this week but has come 
through a winner. 

* * * 

Thought I saw Chess Gillette, 
president of local No. 47, at the 
organ console of the Boulevard 
Theatre. If it wasn’t Chess, he 
has a double. 

* * * 

Garnett Marks, local songster, 
has departed for St. Louis to join 
a radio station there. 

* * * 

In last week’s issue, we men- 
tioned a new publishing firm 
known as “D. & W. Songs,” 
but have now been informed 
that the company will be 
known as “George Waggner 
Songs.” With either title on 
the bottom of the page, we are 
still picking “It Must Be 
True” to make a big impres- 
sion on the profession and 
public. 

* * * 

Ran into Mickey Hester in the 
wee sma’ hours the other day, and 
upon being asked what he was 
doing out at that hour he retorted 
“Just out for a midnight adven- 
ture.” That seemed like rather a 
smart remark for a song-plugger 
who is devoted both to his family 
and his job, and the next morning’s 
mail brought me a copy of a new 


NADEJINES REMAIN 
IN TALENT CENTER 


Nikolai Nadejine, Russian bari- 
tone, and his wife, Nell Tritten, 
English poetess, have decided to re- 
main permanently in Hollywood. 
Their original intention was merely 
to visit the film city enroute to Eu- 
rope from Australia, where Nade- 
jine had just completed a success- 
ful concert tour. 

“Nowhere, in all my travels,” the 
Russian said, “have I found in one 
city the artistic atmosphere, and the 
appreciation of the arts, which ex- 
ists in this inspiring locality. 

“Here one finds leaders in music, 
painting, sculpture, acting and lit- 
erature. Names which would create 
a sensation, anywhere else in the 
civilized world, are passed by as of 
small consequence here, because of 
the plentitude of talent.” 


CAN’T GET LYMAN 

Reported Roosevelt Hotel man- 
agement has been trying to book 
Abe Lyman and his orchestra for 
the Blossom Room. Lyman’s con- 
tract with Fox West Coast The- 
atres made this impossible, however, 
because orchestra would have to 
double between the Carthay Circle 
and the Blossom. To this proposal, 
Roosevelt management turned the 
stony ear. 


SANTREY ON SCREEN 

Henry Santrey and His Soldiers 
of Fortune have been brought to 
the audible screen in a novelty mu- 
sical revue on the Vitaphone Vari- 
eties program. 


Witmark tune called “It Was Only 
a Midnight Adventure.” 

* * * 

If the vaudeville field throws 
your talents carelessly to the four 
winds, try radio. Example — Billy 
Van, miking from KGER, has just 
invested in a new Cord, and we 
don’t mean a tire. 

* * * 

Carl Lamont is all hopped 
up, and lawfully, too. “Moon- 
light on the Colorado” is perch- 
ed on top, the new “Black- 
birds” opens on the 20th with 
two Shapiro-Bernstein tunes, 
“You’re Lucky to Me” and 
“Mem’ries Of You”, “By All 
The Stars Above You” and 
“Loving You the Way I Do” 
are selling nicely. 

* * * 

One of the neatest music libraries 
in local picture studios is at the 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. George 
Schneider is the librarian there and 
deserves credit for its condition. 

* * * 

Jack Scholl, writer of “Lov- 
ing You the Way I Do,” has 
two numbers with Sherman, 
Clay & Co., from the picture 
“The Oklahoma Cyclone” called 
“Song of the Range” and “Let 
Me Live Out on a Prairie.” 

* * * 

Jack Stern, of Irving Berlin, 
Inc., has a nice lineup of plugs. 
“Confessin’ ”, “My Bluebird Was 
Caught In The Rain” and “Just A 
Little While” are among ace sell- 
ers. 


TIOMKIN SHOCKED 
AS DRIVER EXPIRES 


Dimitri Tiomkin, celebrated Rus- 
sian composer, has been ill for the 
past few days, as the result, of a 
shock sustained last Sunday even- 
ing. While riding with his old 
friend, Boris Vavitch, Russian 
singer and actor, at the wheel, the 
latter died instantly from a heart 
attack. 

Tiomkin was unhurt, but the ex- 
perience affected the composer seri- 
ously. He is now able, however, to 
continue his duties at Universal 
Studios, where he is originating the 
musical settings for Edwin Carewe’s 
“Resurrection.” 


HAS PLATFORM 

LONG BEACH, Oct. 16.— Fred 
Carter, one of the big atractions as 
a dance director and who is respon- 
sible for doubling crowds at the 
Majesitc Ballroom, has a new plat- 
form with unique lighting effects 
for his band. 


GAGEL BAND NEWS 

LONG BEACH, Oct. 16.— New- 
ell Chesterton, featured pianist with 
Gus Gagel’s orchestra, was married 
recently. Two new sax men, Pat 
Hogan and Hal Johnston, open with 
Gagel’s aggregation today. 


JOE DOING WELL 

LONG BEACH, ct. 160.— Joe 
Lindenbaum and his orchestra re- 
port good business at the local 
Coconut Grove and look forward to 
a big winter. 



Leaders 


No change in the lead-offs this 
week, “Little White Lies,” the Don- 
aldson tune, still heading the ten 
best, with the Witmark “Kiss 
Waltz” in the deuce spot with 
“Moonlight on the Colorado.” 

“Here Comes the Sun” stepped 
up into the best ten this week with 
effectual plugging, together with De 
Sylva, Brown, Henderson’s “Gee 
But I’d Like to Make You Happy,” 
which is closing in on the leaders. 

A new tune that’s meeting with 
outstanding favor is the Shapiro, 
Bernstein song, “By All the Stars 
Above You.” 

Public favorites are much the 
same as the previous week, accord- 
ing to reports from the leading 
iobber and retailer, with the final 
line-up as follows. 

jjC 3j{ jJ; 

LOS ANGELES 

1. “Little White Lies,” Donald- 
son. 

2. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. 
“Moonlight on the Colorado,” 
Shapiro, Bernstein. 

3. “I’m Yours,” Famous. “If I 
Could Be With You One Hour To- 
night,” Remick. 

4. “Gee But I’d Like to Make 
You Happy,” De Sylva, Brown, 
Henderson. 

5. “Here Comes the Sun,” Rob- 
bins. 

6. “Confession,” Berlin. 

7. “Go Home and Tell Your 
Mother,” Robbins. 

8. “River of Golden Dreams,” 
Feist. 

9. “Bloom Is on the Sage,” Pree- 
man. 

10. “It Seems to Be Soring,” 
Famous. “Just a Little Closer,” 
Robbins. 

* * * 

SAN FRANCISCO 

“If I Could Be with You” and 
“I’m Yours” were newcomers to 
the ten best list which was headed 
bv “Go Home and Tell Your 
Mother” with “Little White Lies” 
skidding to - second position. Top 
notchers ate: 

1. “Go Home and Tell Your 
Mother,” Robbins. 

2. “Little White Lies,” Donald- 
son. 

3. “If I Could Be with You,” 
Remick. 

4. “Confessin’,” Berlin. 

5. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. 

6. “Here Comes the Sun,” Rob- 
bins. 

7. “Betty Co-ed.” Feist. 

8. “Bluebird Was Caught in the 
Rain.” Berlin. 

9. “I’m Yours,” Famous. 

10. “I’ll Be Blue Thinking of 
You,” Feist. 


Robbins Sailing 
To Tie Up Songs 


J. J. Robbins, head of the Rob- 
bins Music Corporation, exclusive 
-'ublishers to Metro- Goldwvn- 
Mayer, sailed for Europe October 
'0 on the Majestic, for an approxi- 
mate six weeks’ stav abroad. While 
'n Europe, Mr. Robbins expects to 
mter into new associations with 
music publishers in England and 
‘'he Continent, in behalf of his 
firm’s catalog. 


MUSICAL FOREIONS 
VOGUE OF PATHE 
IS BEING ADOPTED 


Following decision of Pathe to 
film pictures in silent form for for- 
eign release, with music accompani- 
ment only, comes the announce- 
ment from Abe Meyer, head of the 
Meyer Synchronizing Service Ltd. 
‘■hat many of the producers aligned 
with him are preparing to follow 
suit. 

Main reason given the producers 
; s that foreign dialogue pictures 
Produced here, do not contain the 
stars the neonle are most anxious 
to see, because stars well-known to 
'■inertia world are unfamiliar with 
manv lammao'es. As a result, the 
service will shortly begin synchron- 
izing with music a batch of the re- 
cently completed larger independent 
productions. 


Ray Paige and his 35-piece or- 
chestra over station KHJ have led 
the way in good radio music. Ray 
has the largest staff orchestra in 
radio. This versatile organization 
assisted by a male chorus, and a 
femme ensemble, play varied pro- 
grams of symphonic music, operas, 
and latest popular fox trots. Near- 
ly all of the music is specially ar- 
ranged by a staff of three expert 
arrangers. Ray says a new contract 
has been signed for 5 2 weeks of one 
hour presentations of light opera, 
with dialogue and music. 

* * * 

GEORGE COX, orchestra man- 
ager at radio station KGFJ, reports 
a very successful season. Through 
good management of owner Ben 
McGlashan, Cox has been able to 
build the orchestra entertainment 
from a trio up to a twelve piece 
concert orchestra, since the first of 
the year. 

Orchestra is composed of Jerry 
Joyce, violin; Chas. Silliman, violin; 
Red Smith, Les Schroeder, and Ber- 
nard Stumph, reeds; Jess Clifford, 
bass; Wm. Sabransky, piano; S. 
Royce, flute; Ross Hodgkinson, 
trombone; Geo. Mayes, trumpet; 
George McMasters, drums and tym- 
pani; and George Cox, Cello. 

Allan Fairchild is chief announcer, 
and has one of the finest speaking 
voices on the air. Arch Fritz, or- 
ganist, broadcasts nightly from his 
studio in the musicians club. This 
is the only 24 hour station, and all 
of these people should be given 
credit for furnishnig continuous en- 
tertainment. 

* * * 

RAY BAILEY, pianist-director, 
and his orchestra, at station KMTR 
are a busy bunch. Sunday, its sym- 
phonic jazz at 6 p.m.; “Old Music 
Chest” at 8; Musical Mixture at 
8:30; and dance music at 9:30. On 
week days “Novelties” at 7 p.m.; 
“Salon” at 8:30; String Quintette at 
9:30; Melodies of Years Ago at 
10 p.m. Members of the orchestra 
are Morris Haigh, and Billy Mark- 
owitz, violins; J. Perluss, cello; A1 
Buechner, bass; Lou Marcasie, sax, 
clarinet and oboe; Fordy Kendle, 
sax, clarinet and flute; Les Moe, 
trumpet; Art Ginder, trombone; 
Preston Lodwick, drums and tym- 
pani; and Ray Bailey, director. 

* * * 

Ray Martinez, director, and 
Cecil Crandall, orchestra man- 
ager, are attending to musical 
matters at station KFWB. 

Members of the orchestra are 
Cecil Crandall, Maurice Koeh- 
ler, and Joe Villin, violins; Wm. 
Tucker, piano; Nate Letjesky, 
cello; Frank Pendleton, bass; 

A1 Mauling, Fred Biebesheimer 
and Joe Barrett, reeds; Chas. 
Boynon, flute and voice; Ross 
Magnus, guitar and vibraphone; 
and Ray Martinez, director. 
Jack Joy is production manager. 

* * * 

S. W. SMALLFIELD and his 
new orchestra at the “Million Dol- 
br” are meeting with great success. 
Their overture starts the show off 
with appreciative response, and the 
lively playing throughout, furnishes 
*he pep to put over a snapnv show. 
Orchestra is composed of M. Chas- 
houdian, and M. A. Pierre, violins: 
Toe Petrone. piano; A. G. Alfonso, 
bass; E, E. Eben, organ; Reg John- 
son, sax; F. Briston, sax; Aime 
Reinwald, and I. R. Dow, trumpets: 
E. Pollock, trombone: Danny 

Cairns, drums; and S. W. Smallfield, 
director. 

* * * 

DENNY DONALDSON is the 
new trumpeter in Lou Traveller’s 
band at Casino Gardens, Denny 
was formerly with Hank Halsteads 
orchestra. This week, the band is 
celebrating its first anniversary, 
plaving to big crowds as usual. 
Owner Sams is on a three months 
vacation tour of the U.S. He writes 


from Philadelphia: “Things in this 
part of the country are on the bum. 
You folks out there don’t know 
what hard times look like.” 

It may be possible that Mr. Sams 
bet some cash on St. Louis in the 
world series. Makes him feel blue. 

Labor Day is supposed to close 
the summer season at the beaches, 
but a look around the crowded ball- 
rooms will convince you that its 
always summer in Southern Califor- 
nia. 

* * * 

LA RUE HILLIKER AND 
HIS DANCE BAND WILL 
OPEN AT THE RAINBOW 
GARDENS ON SATURDAY. 
REPLACING MAURY PAUL 
AND HIS BAND. 

* * * 

TOMMY BOYD; formerly or- 
chestra director in the San Fran- 
cisco Orpheum who came to Los 
Angeles during the gold rush, of 
the Spring of 1930, found music 
overcrowded, and, bright fellow 
that he is, he turned his eyes in 
other directions. Tommy now has 
a very profitable business as repre- 
sentative of H. R. Curtis wholesale 
radio distributors. 

* * * 

PETE PONTRELLI, and his 
Troubadors are makin’ ’em step 
hig;h at the Palace ballroom. A ver- 
satile dance band bubbling over with 
enthusiasm and pep, and they have 
several fine specialty numbers. Best 
among these are, the “Anvil Chor- 
us,” fox trot done in costume by 
Pete Pontrelli and Len Mojica with 
electric anvils; “Swinging In A 
Hammock,” in which Clarence Rand 
and Bob Snell do a nifty tap dance; 
and “Hungarian Dance,” with four 
boys in a dance specialty. Encores 
are demanded for all of these num- 
bers as well as many more. 

Pete regrets to inform the gang 
of the departure of Ken Wilcox, 
drummer, who is leaving for the 
Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. Ken 
has worked hard and faithfully at 
the Palace, and deserves a lot of 
credit for the success of Pontrelli’s 
Troubadors. George Pemberthy is 
the new drummer. 

* * * 

BUNNY BURSON, SAXO- 
PHONIST, LATE OF THE 
“TEMPTATIONS OF 1930” 
ORCHESTRA, HAS GONE 
TO THE SILVER SLIPPER 
IN SAN FRANCISCO. 

* * * 

ERNO RAPPE returned early in 
the week from a flying trip to New 
York City. Hollywood and New 
York are now quite close together 
in everything except miles. 

* * * 

AL SHORT AND HIS OR- 
CHESTRA AT THE MAYAN 
ARE WORKING ON THEIR 
TWO WEEKS NOTICE. 

* * * 

WM. BAFFA’S orchestra at the 
El Capitan consists of Ernie Stock, 
trumpet; Clarence Hill, sax; Win 
Bowles, sax; and Maurice Lemon- 
ick, pianist. 

* * * 

CURLY SCHUTZ, sax and vio- 
linist at La Boheme cafe has pur- 
chased an interest in the Park View 
riding academy. Horses by day, 
and music by night, will keep Curly 
pretty busy, but he promises us a 
lively time if we pay him a visit. 

* * * 

DICK WEBSTER, singing 
violinist, is a new member of 
Slim Martin’s Pantages orches- 
tra. 

* * * 

MADDIE MADSON, violinist, 
has gone to San Bernardino to lead 
the orchestra in the new California 
Theatre. 

* * * 

MAX FISHER is reported leav- 
ing for Chicago, where he will play 
an engagement for Balaban & Katz 
theatres. 



MURRY SMITH 

AND HIS ORCHESTRA 

AT THE 

Montmavte Ca£e Hollywood 

AND NIGHTLY OVER STATION KFWB 
Plays These International ROBBINS Hits. 

“JUST A LITTLE CLOSER” . . . “SINGING A SONG 
TO THE STARS” . . . “GO HOME AND TELL YOUR 
MOTHER” . . . “HERE COMES THE SUN” 

ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. 

799 SEVENTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY 


OCT. 18, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE THIRTEEN 


BANDS BUST AS CO-OP SPIRIT DIES 


San Francisco Music Notes 

By Harold J. Bock 


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. — Town was stormed by an invading 
horde of music publishing representatives, who brought their lead sheets 
and orchestrations for concentration on the San Francisco field. With 
some of the local music offices closed, the Los Angeles boys are making 
more trips here than they have done in several years. 

Art Schwartz blew in briefly, en route from Los Angeles to New 
York. Eddie Janis with the Famous catalogue under his arm, regis- 
tered at the Ambassador for a few days and then left for the North- 
west. Bobby Gross, with his Remick tunes and Ben Berman, with the 
De Sylva, Brown and Henderson catalogue, were also in. Jack Archer, 
representing Donaldson, Douglas and Gumble, has left for Los Angeles 
after considerable time spent here and in the Northwest. 

* * * 

An absence of enough paying customers has forced a temporary cut 
in Val Valente’s Roof Garden orchestra from the present lineup of ten 
men and vocalist to eight men. However, according to Gus Oliva, the 
present situation won’t last long. 

* * * 

Wilt Gunzendorfer is back at the Hotel Whitcomb with his dance 
orchestra of nine men. Gunzy has been on the Russian River during the 
summer season. 

* * * 

Henry Duffy’s re-openings at the Alcazar and President have put 
14 men back at work, seven going into the Alcazar under Harry James’ 
baton and the other half into the President with Fritz Warnlce directing. 

* * * 

Fred Elvin and orchestra have opened at the Trianon Ballroom. 

* * * 

Coming back to San Francisco after a two years’ absence in Europe 
and the East, Horace Heidt’s orchestra is opening Friday for a week 
at the local Paramount. Personnel of the group, made up almost entirely 
of Bay District men, includes Art Thorsen, Jerry Browne, Lee Lykins, 
Lee Fleming, Ralph Lykins, Red Plummer, Dick Morgan, Robert Eng- 
lander, Harold Moore, Stewart Grow, Gene Knotts and Paul Knox, 
with Heidt directing. 

* * * 

Loew’s Warfield pit orchestra is undergoing a few changes prior to 
Jan Rubini’s taking up the baton there. Instead of the present flute, 
clarinet and ’cello in the reed section, there will be three saxes. 

* * * 

Bob Nurok has a mighty good concert combination in the pit of the 
Dufwin, Oakland legit house. 

* * * 

Speaking of good things, it might be well to mention the sweet toned 
trombone in the Fox orchestra. It’s Bill Fletcher, I think, who blows 
some of the mellowest trombone notes I’ve heard. 

* * * 

A1 and Joe Zohn have left the Fox, and have joined NBC where 
they are on numerous programs including the Camel Hour, one of 
NBC’s finest musical efforts, handled by Mahlon Merrick. 


TIFF STARS KEN 


WAYNE IN PERSON 


Tiffany Productions will do a 
series of westerns, starring Ken 
Maynard, established western star. 
Jeannette Loff has been signed as 
his leading lady and Dick Thorpe 
will direct the series. 


PAINTS A POSTER 

Jean Hersholt, screen actor, has 
designed a poster for advertising 
the 1932 Olympic games. This de- 
sign will be used in Denmark, Her- 
sholt’s original home. 


BARD IN VAUDE 

Ben Bard, screen and stage actor, 
has started a vaudeville tour, which 
will bring him into the Palace in 
New York next week. There he 
will be joined by his wife, Ruth Ro- 
land, who is going east for the open- 
ing of her picture. 


John Wayne, Raoul Walsh’s dis- 
covery, who plays the lead in “The 
Big Trail,” has started a tour of 
personal appearances in eastern pic- 
ture houses. 


VON RETURNS 

Eric Von Stroheim docked at 
New York Saturday after an ex- 
tended European tour. Von Stro- 
heim is slated to direct a talking 
version of “Blind Husbands” for 
Universal. 


LIB SIGNS TWO MEGS 

Liberty has signed James Flood to 
direct May Robson in . “Mother’s 
Millions” and Renaud Hoffman to 
direct “The Ape,” starring Harry 
Langdon. 


Block Film Sale 
Target of Talk 
By Iowa Leader 


(Continued from Page 3) 
wrong of the first magnitude. 

“One unfair, oppressive and dis- 
criminatory practices are eliminated 
from the business, I believe the in- 
dependent theatre owners will be 
able to hold their own in competi- 
tion with the trust-owned houses. 
They know, better than any hired 
manager can, the likes and dislikes 
of their patrons. They enjoy in- 
dependence of thought and action 
and are not governed in every act 
by a set of rules promulgated in 
New York. 

“They earn the right to the good 
will and esteem of their patrons by 
keeping the money they earn In 
the communities where their the- 
atres are located. They are re- 
sponsible to the patrons they serve, 
and that responsibility should be 
defined, so that it will not be pos- 
sible for a careless buyer or slovenly 
operator to plead that the condi- 
tions of which his patrons com- 
plain are beyond his control or not 
of his making.” 


THREE DAY RECORD 
SET BY DANSEUSE 
FOR BALLET STUNT 


Mary Frances Taylor, former pre- 
miere danseuse of “Student Prince,” 
“G one Hollywood” and “The 
Broadway Melody,” now ballet di- 
rectress of the Bud Murray School 
for Stage and Screen, 3636 Beverly 
Boulevard, aided Murray in presen- 
ration of a “modernized ballet,” en- 
titled “Meditation,” staged in three 
days, and presented at the elite 
“Masquers,” stage and screen club 
in Hollywood. 

Miss Taylor illustrated the Bud 
Murray method of quick and inten- 
sive study instead of the long, te- 
dious, old-fashioned course. 

New fall classes, day and eve- 
ning, are now starting in this mod- 
ern ballet, under her personal di- 
rection. Tap, off-rhythm, and acro- 
batic classes for children and adults 
are under direction of Bud and 
Gladys Murray and Byron Cramer, 
the latter former assistant stage 
and dance director at RKO theatre, 
Los Angeles. 


TIES IN KIDS 

Manager Chambers of the Fox 
Colorado theatre in Pasadena, tied 
with Meglin School, and had kiddie 
principals acting as hosts in the 
lobby to entertain the youngsters 
while waiting for the doors to open 
last Saturday. 


Night Club 
Revues 


GEORGE OLSEN’S 

(Reviewed Oct. 13) 

Eddie Cantor turned physician to 
nurse the cash register at George 
Olsen’s Night Club last night. He 
was in good form and did his job 
with enthusiasm, appearing in sev- 
eral acts of his own and introducing 
and m.c.ing the other acts. An or- 
dinary floor show is made into 
fairly good entertainment. 

“Chicken a la King” was chosen 
as the opener and clicked. Betty 
Lou Webb offered a blues number, 
which went over big. Jack Shutta 
did an eccentric routine in in- 
ebriated fashion, assisted by the en- 
semble. Chorus was one of the 
high spots of the evening, with 
“Broken Down Confession.” 
Moonlight Ballet was well ap- 
plauded, and Ruth Gillette grabbed 
herself a couple of encores, round- 
ing out a first class offering. 

But it was Eddie Cantor that 
made the show. His impromptu 
appearances tied it together as 
nothing else could have done. His 
punch lines had the audience howl- 
ing, and he kept things moving fast. 

Mosconi Brothers did a good job 
on the routines, giving Cantor an 
excellent background. 

Frog. 


EMIL 

STURMER 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR 

PARAMOUNT THEATRE 
SAN FRANCISCO 


FIFTY YEARS FOR 
PUBLICITY STUNT 

Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown 
and Ray Henderson, song 
writers and producers, sealed 
a print of their new Fox-Mov- 
ietone musical comedy ro- 
mance, “Just Imagine,” with 
a present day projection ma- 
chine, in a vault at Movie- 
tone City, Beverly Hills, to 
be kept there for a half cen- 
tury. 

The picture, featuring El 
Brendel, Maureen O’Sullivan, 
John Garrick, Marjorie White 
and Frank Albertson, deals 
with events 1980. 

The plan is to preserve a 
print of the film to see how 
the next generation likes it. 


MOSCONI BROTHERS 
INTERVIEW TALENT 
EVERY WEDNESDAY 


Increased activities of Masconi 
Brothers cause weekly auditions to 
be held at their Hollywood school 
every Wednesday at 11 a.m., when 
Charles and Louis Mosconi, and 
their staff of instructors, are on 
hand to pass on prospective stage 
talent. 

Ballet, off rhythm, adagio, ball- 
room and soft shoe dancing is con- 
sidered. 

In addition to staging numbers 
for George Olsen’s new revue, Mos- 
conis directed the dance units for 
a series of stage shows at the Para- 
mount theatre, and for recent film 
musicals at RKO and Fox studios. 

“We issue contracts instead of 
diplomas,” says Charles Mosconi, in 
discussing plans for the autumn and 
winter. “Our school has establish- 
ed contacts whereby we are able to 
place our proficient pupils in stage 
shows, picture prologues, club re- 
vues and film sequences.” 

The Mosconis will also produce 
several kiddies’ revues for Saturday 
matinees at neighborhood picture 
theatres, and regular auditions for 
children who have dancing ability 
are held at their Hollywood school 
every Saturday at 11 a.m. 


TORNEY SECONDS 

READY FOR TOUR 


Second Carla Torney line of girls 
opened last week at the Colorado 
Theatre in Fanchon & Marco’s 
“Way Back When Idea,” prepara- 
tory to an entire tour of the circuit. 

Girls were recipients of much 
praise from the press and public on 
their outstanding line work, which 
included some intricate tap and toe 
routines. 

Trained at the Carla Torney 
school in Milwaukee, the ensemble, 
now making their second tour over 
the time, are: Norma Bayer, Marge 
Goodrum, Marie Donnelly, Adele 
Klug, Dorothy Gaese, Prudy Pick- 
ering, Edna Dean Best, Adlyn 
Schaffer, Beatrice Luebke, Gladys 
Strack, Bobbie Clarke and Norma 
Lowenbach. 

Miss Torney left this week for 
Milwaukee to prepare a third line 
for F and M. 


HORACE HEIDT 
BAND IS CITED 
FOR COHESION 

By JEAN ARMAND 

Disintegration of many local 
bands demands consideration. An- 
alysis of the situation brings out 
several points, the internal organi- 
zation is not strong enough, the 
spirit of co-operation is lacking, and 
the general result is an internal 
strife that splits the band far and 
wide. 

Such a blanket statement, harsh 
as it may be, comes only after care- 
ful consideration of the biggest de- 
pression in the history of the or- 
ganization of musicians. 

An orchestra is a business con- 
cern of the same type as an office 
force, but much more highly sensi- 
tized. If authority is vested in the 
leader and everyone follows his 
leadership, the group will be suc- 
cessful, provided he can measure up 
to standards of present day com- 
petition. 

A superb example of team work 
and unity of ideas is seen in the 
versatility and showmanship of 
Horace Heidt and his orchestra at 
the Paramount this week. 

These men are enjoying a de- 
served success, which has come 
through hard work, co-operation, 
and efficient leadership. They have 
toured the world as one big family, 
happy in each other’s suggestions 
for benefit of their organization, 
each a shareholder in the troubles 
and profits that betide an orchestra. 

They deserve success — and they 
have it! 


ROSS HODGKINSON 
RUMOR AT BEACH 

LONG BEACH, Oct. 17.— It is 
rumored at the local Fox West 
Coast house that Ross Hodgkinson 
will be next house leader. Loyd 
Skeels has held this position for 
some time. 

Don and Iris Wilkens recently 
opened as m. c. and organist, and 
as usual brought a big hand from 
the well-known cold audiences of 
Long Beach. 


PROSPECTS GONE; 
BIG ROCK MISSING 
AND MAX ON WAY 

Baths come high in Pasa- 
dena, as high as 1600 bucks, 
at least this is what it cost 
Max Bradfield last week. 

While Max was taking a 
wash down at home the other 
day, he laid his three-karet 
rock on the dressing table, to- 
gether with other valuables. 

Scene one: Some folks, 

strangers to Max, answering 
the ad regarding buying the 
property, and being admitted, 
et cetera, et cetera. 

Scene two: Max joyfully 
singing in the bathtub, “the 
house is sold, the house is 
sold.” 

Scene three: Prospects 

gone — ring gone — Max going. 


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MUSICAL 

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JACK 

SPRIGG 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR 

R-K-O ORPHEUM 

SAN FRANCISCO 


WILL PRIOR 


ORCHESTRA 
CONDUCTOR 
NEW STATE THEATRE SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 
RETURNING TO THE U. S. A. IN OCTOBER 


PAGE FOURTEEN 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


OCT. 18, 1930 


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SEATTLE, WASH. 

A. K. MacMartin \ 

REPRESENTATIVE 
618 Homer Street 

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NORTHWEST 

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Roy Oxman 

REPRESENTATIVE 
630 People Bank Bldg. 
Main 0799 


V aneouver 

Varieties 


College Employs 
Shoivman Stunts 
In Selling Qame 


Motes Along 
Fifth Avenue 


STOCK HOUSE 
IN VANCOUVER 
SETS A PACE 


VANCOUVER, Oct. 18— Busi- 
ness at local show shops again has 
done a brodie. Empress with Brit- 
ish Guild Players in stock, is lead- 
ing the parade with largest attend- 
ance. House seats more than any 
in town. Current bill is comedy, 
“This Woman Business.” 

RKO-Oypheum boasts the next 
largest draw, four acts of vaude 
headlined by “Bomby and his ra- 
dio gang” with Paramount’s “The 
Sea God,” on the screen. 

At Royal, Toby Leach and his 
Royal Canadian Players are doing 
well in tab stock and a picture pro- 
gram. 

Capitol is below par with Para- 
mount’s “Follow Thru,” ditto Strand 
with F.Ns. “Scarlet Pages.” Colon- 
ial is also off with Columbia’s “Last 
of the Lone Wolf.” Dominion is 
better with Radio’s “Lawful Lar- 
ceny.” 

Rex has reduced its price to two 
bits, feature being "Hold Every- 
thing,” but draw is light. 

Maple Leaf has two features for 
opening with talkies, “Navy Blues” 
and “This Thing Called Love,” sec- 
ond runs. 

Beacon, former Pan, with sum- 
mer price of 25 cents still in force, 
is doing well. This week “The Bad 
Man,” billed. 


GOOD TOUR PLAYED 
BY McELROY BAND 


SEATTLE, Oct. 16.— Cole J. Mc- 
Elro'y, dance hall impressario oper- 
ating here and in Portland, returned 
to town this week with his musical 
unit after what is reported a highly 
successful barnstorming trip of Ore- 
gon and Northern California. The 
band, with Johnny Northen ahead, 
travelled as far south as Eureka. 

Including in the itinerary, was the 
Pendleton Roundup, a job which 
McElroy has handled for the past 
several years. 

Local dancers welcomed the re- 
turn of the orchestra to the Spanish 
Ballroom by a hefty turnout. This, 
spot continues, to attract the fox 
trotters in droves. Tom Curtis, as 
house manager, and Bill O’Hanara- 
han, p. a., are continually pulling 
nifty stunts that click. 

McElroy is reported as arranging 
a series of added attractions for his 
Portland, and possibly his local, 
spot. First of these, Joy and Laz- 
zeroni, whirlwind skaters, go into 
the Portland Spanish ballroom on 
Monday of next week. 


SINGER OUT WEST 

SEATTLE, Oct. 16.— Mort H. 
Singer, RKO official, paid Seattle 
a visit during the week, to super- 
vise matters in connection with his 
company’s contract with the various 
unions in the I.A.T.S.E. 


James Madison 

writes to order for 
stage, screen and radio. 


Hitch Your Talents 

to the best material and get big- 
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THE COMEDIAN; price $1 a copy 
$10 by the year. It’s small but 
good and caters to those who de- 
sire brand-new laughs and whose 
salary permits them to get THE 
BEST, in the way of monologue 
material, double routines, stories, 
single gags, etc. No. 4 is now 
ready at $ 1 ; or for $3 will send 
No’s 1, 2, 3 and 4. My money- 
back guarantee protects you. Send 
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465 South Detroit Street 
Los Angeles 
Phone ORegon 9407 


VANCOUVER, Oct. 16.— Fa- 
mous Players Canadian Corporation 
as the Publix-Paramount theatre 
chain is known in Canada, has made 
a shift in two more house managers. 
Paul Pitner, manager of the Nelson, 
B. C. house has been placed in 
charge of the Columbia, New West- 
minster, while Joe Millman, from 
that house, has been moved to the 
Kitsilano, Vancouver. 

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Paramount’s “With Byrd at the 
South Pole,” which was the biggest 
flop played at the Capitol for many 
moons, did capacity at the Domin- 
ion when it ran there for a week. 

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RKO-Orpheum has a new front 
door man, Reg. Cross. 

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Basil Horsfal, manager of Edu- 
cational exchange, is also a musi- 
cian. He is conducting the big or- 
chestra from Meridian Lodge, A. 
F.M., which is putting on a Sunday 
concert at the Vancouver theatre 
shortly. Calvin Winter, leader of 
the RKO-Orpheum band, is assist- 
ing. 

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W. P. Nichols has reopened the 
Fairview theatre, a small downtown 
house which was equipped for talk- 
ies last spring and after a feeble 
drawing folded for the summer. An- 
other independent. 

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Maple Leaf, second run down- 
town house, independently operated 
by Dawson Bros., has installed Nor- 
thern Electric talkie equipment. 
This is last of silent houses to break 
into spoken picture field. 

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Steve Ralston, former booker for 
First National exchange here, is 
.now on the road for Paramount. 

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R.C.A. -Photophone equipment is 
being installed at the Edison, New 
Westminster, replacing a local in- 
stallation which has not proved 
very satisfactory. Edison is an in- 
dependent house operated by Frank 
Kerr. 


MUSICAL TAB FOR 
PORTLAND HOUSE 

SEATTLE, Oct. 16.— C. M. 
Dunn, owner of the Capitol, Port- 
and, and president of the corpora- 
tion operating the Follies here, this 
week announced a new policy for 
the Portland house. 

Under the changed schedule, A1 
Franks and a small musical tab 
company, will play there three days 
each week, with the vaude fare, 
coming intact from its week’s stand 
at the Follies, will complete the 
seven-day stanza. Capitol plays 
first and second run films to com- 
plete its program. 


SEATTLE, Oct. 16. — A real dis- 
play of modern showmanship, one 
that local theatre boys admit they 
can easily take a neat lesson from, 
is being currently exhibited by the 
University of Washington in ex- 
ploiting present football season. 

What with bringing in a new 
football coach, Jimmy Phelan, and 
ballyhooing him plenty, and pub- 
licizing the current season and the 
respective games with a lavish dis- 
play of sign boards, all hand painted 
and in brilliant colors; street car 
cards and newspaper space, the boys 
are doing a great job of it, and get- 
ting results. 

Activities at the college are di- 
rected by Earl Campbell, graduate 
manager for the associated students, 
and his henchmen, Carl Kilgore, 
Jesse Jackson and the publicity di- 
rector, Dook Stanley. 


MAJOR APPOINTED 
TO BOOKING WORK 


SEATTLE, Oct. 16. — Promotions 
were in order at offices of Fox West 
Coast theatres during the past 10 
days. 

Upon telegraphic announcements 
from Oscar S. Oldknow, E. Port 
Major, Oregon division manager, 
was boosted to the position of as- 
sistant buyer and booker of Fox 
theatres. He . is succeeded in the 
high Oregon position by Floyd 
Maxwell, who for the past four 
years has been manager of Fox 
houses in Portland and manager of 
the Fox Broadway. 

Marc Bowman has now been 
named manager of the Fox Broad- 
way, and F. O. Bryant succeeded 
him as exploitation and publicity 
promoter at the home of Fox and 
MGM pictures here. 


NEW AD CHIEF 

David Skip Weshner has been 
promoted from his post as general 
manager of Warner Brothers the- 
atres in Northern New Jersey to 
the position of director of advertis- 
ing and publicity for all Warner 
Brothers theatres in the country 
excluding New York City. 


WRITE THEIR OWN 

Bob Carney and Si Wills, Pathe 
comedy-team, are writing an origi- 
nal story entitled “Gobs of Joy" 
to serve as their next comedy short. 


CAWTHORNE STARTS 

Joseph Cawthorn has begun re- 
hearsals for role of impressario in 
“Kiki,” starring Mary Pickford for 
United Artists. Sam Taylor di- 
recting. 


Ivan Ditmars going on the air 
. . . and giving someone the air . . . 
Owen Sweeten winning second prize 
at the horse show ... with his 
horse . . . Tiny Burnett chipping in 
four bits for a square meal at 
Blancls . . • Joe E. Howard remi- 
niscing . . . about songs he com- 
posed when most men were in their 
cradles . . . Johnny Northen talking 
about a new job . . . Eulala Dean 
buying space . . . and filling space 
. . . Jerry Owens, Lee Jaxon, and 
the boys leaving the theatre in a 
hurry. . . as if there were a riot 
call . . . Madge Baldwin in red . . . 
becoming . . . Jerry Green doing 
double duty . . . Betty Shilton out 
. . . and somebody singing" “Chloe” 
. . . Marie Wagner with a tooth- 
ace . . . should tune in on the Pep- 
sodent hour . . . Milt Franklyn and 
Bob Blair visiting the opposition . . . 
and paying for it. . . 

Stan Adams putting an added 
fixture on the Music Box . . . Fran- 
ces Perry smiling . . . personality 
personified ... Ted Harris talking 
good business . . . and proving it . . . 
Tom Curtis doing the same . . . 
Johnnie Robinson visiting Club 
Victor . . . and meeting some of the 
boys . . . Vic Meyers dancing with 
a fair damsel . . . Margaret Jonston 
joshing jubilantly . . . Emma Jane 
Epler taking a train . . . Sammy 
Siegel getting rid of too much busi- 
ness. . . . 

Harry Mills and his pipe out for 
a walk . . . Carl Winge still plug- 
ging . . . would make a good cheese 
manufacturer . . . Harold Weeks up 
to Bellingham . . . for some fishing 
. . . or perhaps to write another 
scenic song . . . Henry Ross look- 
ing for someone . . . Alice Darstien 
now in the Coliseum box . . . Zach 
Freedman riding up the street in 
that flashy car . . . Dave Blumenthal 
having a hectic time . . . Niles Lar- 
sen going places to do things . . . 
ditto for Ralph Mayer . . . Karl 
Plorn in the right atmosphere at the 
German wedding. 


HOWARD IN NINTH 

SEATTLE, Oct. 16.— On Mon- 
day of next week, Tex Howard and 
his orchestral unit complete their 
ninth consecutive month in the 
best-liked units heard here in a long 
Trianon Ballroom here, establishing 
a record for this big dance spot. 
Tex has established a wide follow- 
ing and, with several recent addi- 
tions to the band, has one of the 
time. 


BRADT AT COLUMBIA 

SEATTLE, Oct. 16.— Joe Bradt 
has been appointed manager of the 
Columbia theatre by John Danz, 
and it is reported that the old vet- 
eran, Frank Lacey, will be at the 
helm of the Winter Garden. 


FILM STUFF 
TAKES FLOP 
IN SEATTLE 


SEATTLE, Oct. 16.— Northwest 
show business was not so forte this 
week. Practically everybody that 
has something to do in this line, 
particularly complained about bad 
matinees. Reason is unknown, as 
patrons are accommodated with 
special prices. One leading house 
cut its matinee price and thru 
out a picture before the usual 
week’s run. There have been many 
mat angles worked, but the right 
one seems lacking. 

Fifth Avenue, a leading factor 
with shows and the location, held 
fourth anniversary of the house, and 
in honor of the occasion, presented 
“Liliom,” with a different native 
wedding each night during the week. 
It was a good angle and netted the 
house $22,000. 

Paramount, with “Follow Thru,” 
did much better than last week’s in- 
take, grossing $17,000. Milt Frank- 
lyn and his new band, with the first 
Hollywood produced show helped 
to make things merry. 

Orpheum, with an educational 
picture, “Africa Speaks,” together 
with an average stage bill, drew 
$15,000. Not bad, as neither offer- 
ing meant much. 

Fox, with the first week of “Mad- 
am Satan” holding the boards, did 
fair, taking an estimated $13,500. 
Will be held another week. Owen 
Sweeten has his steady patrons at 
this house. 

Blue Mouse had Norma Tal- 
madge’s latest “Du Barry,” to tune 
of 7000 berries. 

Music Box made whoopee on the 
last week of “Whoopee” and car- 
ried a bag of sheckles that aver- 
aged $6,000. 

Dance emporiums and night clubs 
seem to be making a go of things 
in the Northwest. McElroys, un- 
der management of Tom Curtis, is 
doing a flourishing business, and the 
large Trianon, under Ted Harris’ 
leadership also can’t complain. 
Both of these plates have fine mu- 
sic, former employing McElroy’s 
Columbia recorders with Freddie 
Morlock doing the vocals, and Geo. 
Eichhorn doing the leading, and the 
latter having Tex Howard’s boys. 


MARSHALL WINS ROLE 

After trying three actors for the 
role of Runch in “Criminal Code,” 
Columbia Pictures has settled defi- 
nitely on Clark Marshall. 


KERRY RESTING 

Upon completion of his work in 
“Ex-Flame” for Liberty, Norman 
Kerry is visiting friends in Long 
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Route List of “Ideas/ 


Following is the Fanchon and Marco 
Ideas route schedule, with the opening 
dates, all of the current month, in paren- 
theses beside the name of the town : 

PASADENA (16-22) 

Colorado Theatre 
(Ceballos Show) 

SAN BERNARDINO (16-22) 

Fox Theatre 
(LeRoy Prinz Unit) 

LOS ANGELES (16-22) 

Loew’s State Theatre 
“Chinese” Idea 
(Staged by Larry Ceballos) 

Jue Fong The Meyakos 

Sensational Togo 
SA'N DIEGO, CALIF. (16-22) 

Fox Theatre 

United States Indian Reservation Band 
with Golden Plorse 
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (16-22) 
Pantages Theatre 
“Doll Follies” Idea 
(Staged by Gae Foster) 
with Ramon & Marguerite 
Les Klicks Roy Loomis Dancers 


GREAT FALLS (20-21) 

“Modes of Hollywood” Idea 
Same Cast as Above 
BUTTE (16- ) 

Fox Theatre 

“Wild and Woolly” Idea 
Kirk & Lawrence Harts Krazy Kats 

Bus Carlell Aussie & Czeck 

Davis & La Rue Ray Angwin 
Bud Murray Girls 
KANSAS CITY (17-23) 

Pantages Theatre 
“Gems & Jams” Idea 
Joe and Jane McKenna Will Cowan 

Nee Wong Maxine Evelyn Jim Penman 
Beatrice Franklin and Florence Astell 

CHICAGO (17-23) 

“Victor Herbert” Idea 
“Victor Herbert” 

Buddy Howe Walter Powell Electric Duo 
Victor Herbert Quartette 


CARLA TORNEY DANCERS 

Featured in 

Fanchon and Marcoi’s ‘‘On the Set” Idea 


LONG BEACH (16-19) 

Fox West Coast Theatre 
“Fountain of Youth” Idea 
(Staged by Larry Ceballos) 

Barton and Young 

Lottie Mayer Frank Stever 

Bob and Jack Crosby Ed Cheney 
The Sunkist Beauties 
FRESNO (16-18) 

Wilson Theatre 
“On the Set” Idea 
(Staged by Gae Foster) 

Rose Valyda 

Marion Bellett . Gil Lamb 

De Lara & Loita Brown & Willa 
Carla Torney Girls 
SAN JOSE (19-22) 

California Theatre 
“On the Set” Idea 
Same Cast as Above 
SAN FRANCISCO (17-23) 

Fox Theatre 
“New Yorker” Idea 
(Staged by Le Roy Prinz) 

Jackson & Callahan . Muriel Stryker 

Marjorie Burke 


MILWAUKEE (17-23) 

Wisconsin Theatre 
“Idea in Blue” 

Renoff & Renova co-featured with 
Mitzi Mayfair Bob Brandies 

Webster & Marino 

NIAGARA FALLS (17-23) 

Strand Theatre 
“Hollywood Collegians” Idea 
Hollywood Collegians Ted (Ledford 
Dorothy C'rooker Guy Buck 

WORCESTER (17-23) 

Palace Theatre 
“Romance” Idea 

Castleton & Mack Myrtle Gordon 

Flo & Ollie Walters Robert Cloy 

Mary Price Three Bricktops 

SPRINGFIELD (17-23) 

Palace Theatre 
“Brunettes” Idea 
Armand Chirot Co-featured with 
Slate Brothers Hirsch-Arnold Girls 

Hassan Bluestreaks Jose Mercado 

Charles Carrer 


TOOTS NOVELLE 

Featured In Fanchon and Marco’s “American Beauty” Idea 


OAKLAND, CALIF. (17-23) 
Oakland Theatre 
“American Beauty” Idea 
Featuring Miss. Universe and the 
8 Beauty Winners from the 
Galveston Beauty Pageant 
Eddie Hanley & Co. Huff & Huff 

Toots Novelle Sunkist Beauties 
SALEM (18-19) 

Elsinore Theatre 
“Rhythm-A-Tic” Idea 
Georgia Lane Dancers 
Harry Kahne Jean McDonald 

Lloyd & Brice Margaret McNeil 


HARTFORD (17-23) 

Capitol Theatre 
“Rose Garden” Idea 

Red Donahue & Uno Harold Stanton 

Hall & Essley 3 Jacks & One Queen 
Helen Petch 

NEW HAVEN (17-23) 

Palace Theatre 
“Smiles” Idea 

McGarth & Deeds Eva Mandell 

Seymour & Corncob Dorothy Neville 
Dave Le Winter 


DOROTHY IPSWITCH 

ELECTRIC 


LEONA SANDERS 

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Acrobatic Dancers Featured in F. & M. “Victor Herbert” Idea 


PORTLAND (16-22) 

Broadway Theatre 
“Southern” Idea 

Hatt & Herman Jimmy Lyons 

Plelen Warner The Sixteen Tinies 
TACOMA, WASH. (16-22) 
Broadway Theatre 
“Gobs of Joy” Idea 

Featuring Pat West with Three Jolly Tars 
Scotty Weston, Dolly Kramer, Mary Treen, 
Wanda Allen, Moore & Moore, Curtis 
Cooley, Johnny Jones, Rena & Rathburn, 
Ken Gatewood, Doyle Quadruplets 
SEATTLE (16-22) 

5th Ave. Theatre 
“Busy Bee” Idea 

Liana Galen, Cooper & Orren, Paul Howard 
Terry Green Phil Arnold 

YAKIMA (18-19) 

Capitol Theatre 
“Modes of Hollywood” Idea 
Sylvia Shore and Helen Moore, Danny Joy, 
Harry Smirl, Haline Frances 
12 Unison Steppers 


BRIDGEPORT (17-23) 

Palace Theatre 
“City Service” Idea 
Shapiro & O’Malley co-featured 
Seb Meza Laddie LaMonte George Jage 
Frank Sterling 

BROOKLYN (17-23) 

Fox Theatre 
“Box O’ Candy” Idea 
Lynn Cowan Jones & Hull 

Reeves & Leu Marie, Irene, and Lucy 

ATLANTA (18-24) 

Fox Theatre 
“Good Fellows” Idea 

Lucille Page Bud Averill 

Seben & Eliven Helen Burke 


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